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barge

[bahrj] / bɑrdʒ /


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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

The ships are being constructed in blocks which will be taken to Belfast by barge for final assembly.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

Because there are no deep-water ports on the coast, the tanker offloads a portion of the fuel onto a smaller barge about 80 miles west, a process called “lightering.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

Since his election, Magyar has said his government should not be determining how Hungarians should live, adding it does not want to "barge into anyone's bedroom".

From Barron's Jun. 27, 2026

The next day, April 30, word spread through the barge: the president of South Vietnam had ordered his troops to lay down their arms.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

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

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

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

During the day, it was filled with colored tents and vendors of all sorts, but at night the barges were flat deserted spaces strewn with bits of trash and rotting fruit rinds.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

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

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

Late in the second quarter, Cade Cunningham barged Stephon Castle to the floor, angering Spurs teammate Keldon Johnson who earned a technical foul for retaliating.

From Barron's Feb. 24, 2026

As the journalists interacted with the migrants, uniformed police barged in and detained the lawyer and four journalists.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 20, 2026

We didn’t try to cover it up when Mom barged in.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon

"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

Finally, early in the fourth quarter the San Gabriel Mountains made their annual breathtaking appearance, barging through the clouds like the Hoosiers rolling over the Tide.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 1, 2026

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

The traffic is astonishing, there’s honking and barging, people drive right out to the middle of the intersections and sit there when the light changes.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood




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