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Recent Examples of tanker
Israel has refueling tankers for its attack planes, surveillance drones and sophisticated F-35 fighter jets, theoretically enabling it to strike at Iran’s nuclear sites without having to rely on American aircraft.
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Abigail Williams, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Emergency responders first noticed the styrene venting from a tanker at a railyard next to U.S. Route 50 and State Route 128 in Whitewater Township.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2024
Their probable goal: To pack the tanker truck with explosives and blowup Glen Canyon Dam.
—Zak Podmore, The Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2024
Other health care facilities in Asheville have brought in tanker trucks with water to continue their operations, but Planned Parenthood is still working on requesting emergency water supplies from the state.
—Ariel Wittenberg, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
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Abigail Williams, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Emergency responders first noticed the styrene venting from a tanker at a railyard next to U.S. Route 50 and State Route 128 in Whitewater Township.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2024
Their probable goal: To pack the tanker truck with explosives and blowup Glen Canyon Dam.
—Zak Podmore, The Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2024
Other health care facilities in Asheville have brought in tanker trucks with water to continue their operations, but Planned Parenthood is still working on requesting emergency water supplies from the state.
—Ariel Wittenberg, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
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The Federal Aviation Administration also temporarily grounded the Falcon 9 fleet after one of its reusable boosters fell over and burned while landing on an offshore barge in the Atlantic Ocean.Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
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On Thursday, a large barge could be seen working out near the pier, where the contractor Manson Construction is setting up to restart the sand replenishment project as early as next week.Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 31 Oct. 2024
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Deliveries of all 737 Max planes as well as freighter models have been halted by the strike.Chris Isidore, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Max, as well as two freighter models, the 777F and 767F, are built in unionized plants shut down by the strike.Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 19 Sep. 2024
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Managers of offshore oil rigs, supertankers, and Antarctic research stations all appreciate the importance of food to maintaining group morale and productivity in isolated, remote, and confined situations.Nicola Twilley, WIRED, 11 Feb. 2020
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Satellite imagery captured by the European Space Agency’s Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission on Sept. 25 shows a number of VLCC supertankers in the waters around Kharg Island, Iran’s principal oil export terminal.Natasha Turak, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
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Russia has used warships from its Black Sea Fleet, as well as strategic bombers, to conduct missile strikes on targets across Ukraine, leading to hundreds of civilian casualties.Artem Grudinin, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The Joint Staff Office under the Defense Ministry of Japan reported the movement of Chan's second operational aircraft carrier, CNS Shandong, and two warship escorts in waters east of the northern Philippines.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Michigan Shipwreck Research Association That discovery was announced just weeks after the 1886 wreck of the steamship Milwaukee was found more than 350 feet below the surface in Lake Michigan.CBS News, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
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The expedition team's next target using the Hydrus technology is the wreck of the luxury passenger steamship SS Koombana, which disappeared somewhere off Port Hedland en route to Broome during a tropical cyclone in 1912, with 150 on board presumed to have perished.Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 2 Apr. 2024
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Kennedy advises regular steamer users to clean them monthly.Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2024
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Beyond gas, Amazon Prime members can save big with discounts available on everything from luggage and luggage tags to portable steamers, portable coolers, and more to make planning the ultimate getaway a breeze.Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2024
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The ring liner will hold and conceal the trash bag within the trash can.Nora Colomer, Fox News, 31 Oct. 2024
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Shields wore her brunette tresses in waves, while her makeup consisted of brown eyeshadow, muted blush and mauve lip liner.Hannah Malach, WWD, 27 Oct. 2024
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He was based at Otis Air National Guard Base on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, where he was assigned to the 102nd Intelligence Wing as a cyber transport systems journeyman.Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Governments should support and incentivize organisations to implement Sustainable Development Goals into their operations, and policies around public transport and waste management can also help businesses lower their environmental footprint.Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Tanker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tanker. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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