barge
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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
"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
These boats will be paddled down the river to tow and guide the barge.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
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It envisions putting the reactors on floating barges, which could be anchored miles offshore.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 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
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
According to the event's organisers, approximately 850,000 fireworks will be launched from 10 sites across the city, including eight barges on the Potomac River.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
The shell barges were much like the racing shells the boys aspired to sit in, but they were a few inches broader in the beam, with flatter bottoms and keels.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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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
Arendse's yellow card for a deliberate knock-on gave England a man advantage for 10 minutes, and, at the end of the powerplay, Genge barged through opposite number Thomas du Toit from a quick tap penalty.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Digwa claimed that Nowak barged into him, something the judge said was likely a lie.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 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 apartment door crashed open, and Baba barged in, wild-eyed and waving the fire extinguisher, with Mama beside him.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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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
After the collision, Piastri asked on the radio whether the team were "cool with Lando barging me out of the way" but McLaren took no action during the race.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2025
Second row Cyril Caseaux scored the only try of the second period, barging over from short range.
From BBC ● May 24, 2025
Videos on social media showed swarms of consumers barging into stores, frantically grabbing as many bags as possible.
From Salon ● May 11, 2025
I knew about police barging into local rootworkers’ homes.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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