barge
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Green has his braggadocious billionaire Foghorn barge into scenes like the second-coming of John Goodman, although it’s probably more accurate to guess that Goodman was inspired by him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
"Today, most of the inland ports along the Rhine cannot be reached by barge anymore."
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
The ships are being constructed in blocks which will be taken to Belfast by barge for final assembly.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
The barge spends two to three days going up the Nushagak River to its destination...
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
I hurry to slip the tank over my head before my mom can barge in to help me.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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America’s second largest port and its partner are trying to tap into the energy that powers nuclear submarines and build power plants on barges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
It envisions putting the reactors on floating barges, which could be anchored miles offshore.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
And much of it ends up on the curb in loose plastic bags—before getting shipped out of the city altogether, on barges and then trains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Two 80-metre barges are also being stationed at Paks that could be sunk to raise the water level.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
He sighed heavily and stood watching the barges a moment.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
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Before further questions could be asked, a federal agent barged in and said Bušić had to appear before a federal judge.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
Billions of pounds of alumina barged upriver will feed the smelter, while the metal will typically leave by rail or truck, Plotkin said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
I was sitting in the chair in mid-shave when a bald gentleman barged into the shop searching not for a cut, but a promise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2026
The Spaniard got so frustrated at one point that he cynically barged Hall over.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
There was a shower right between every two rooms in our wing, and about eighty-five times a day old Ackley barged in on me.
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
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This week, a lot of companies at CES in Las Vegas seem to be barging in on Tesla’s AI-related businesses, trying to build self-driving cars and AI-trained robots.
From Barron's ● Jan. 8, 2026
Police and wildlife officials were bombarded for weeks with reports of bears barging into homes in Sierra Madre, smashing windows and slashing screen doors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2025
Videos on social media showed swarms of consumers barging into stores, frantically grabbing as many bags as possible.
From Salon ● May 11, 2025
India's Virat Kohli has been fined 20% of his match fee after barging into Australia opener Sam Konstas on day one of the fourth Test in Melbourne.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2024
Do I open the door and risk angering the smith by barging in, or do I go back to the Commandant without a response when she specifically demanded one?
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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