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barge

[bahrj] / bɑrdʒ /


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That night on the beach, Trump Jr. lifted his bride into the air while fireworks launched from a barge over the sea.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

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

More striking still, the resulting sale of a team associated with Magic, Kobe, Kareem and LeBron has become a tabloid sensation without Mr. Trump trying to barge into the middle of it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

"Today, most of the inland ports along the Rhine cannot be reached by barge anymore."

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

“I want this room in inspection order when those M.P.’s barge through that door,” Cecil snapped to his men.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

Aside from the floating reactors and cargo ships, the commission also says it has had some early-stage conversations with companies looking to power offshore oil rigs with nuclear barges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

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

Earlier this week, authorities tried to increase the water flow to the plant - which uses the Danube for cooling - by sinking barges loaded with rocks in the river.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

But then came a foul: one robot barges into the goalkeeper, sending it crashing to the ground.

From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026

Ayesha barges through the door as I stand up, rubbing the sleep from my eyes.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

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

Incendiary is certainly a word one could use to describe public sentiment toward AI, which has barged into public life with a pace and aggression unlike any of its technological predecessors.

From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 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

Lawrence barged through three Saracens defenders for Bath's fourth try, but Caluori crossed within a couple of minutes when he cut in from the right to give Burke a slightly easier conversion, which he added.

From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026

I entered the office to discuss the matter, but before I could even open my mouth, Jimmy had barged in and loudly said to the official, “Give me my letter!”

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

The Buffalo Bills came from 10-0 down to beat the Los Angeles Chargers 24-16, with quarterback Josh Allen barging over for two touchdowns.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Another reveals that Sidney has security cameras linked to her phone, yet she forgets about them to go barging into her dark house.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026

"It should never have happened like this, whatever the reason," he said, likening the US attack to "someone barging into your house."

From Barron's ● Jan. 6, 2026

Having been playing with advantage, Ireland tried again with prop Djougang this time barging across after Niamh O'Dowd and been stopped short.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2025

I knew about police barging into local rootworkers’ homes.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce


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