berth
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But Ramsdale quickly fell behind Raya in the pecking order in 2023-24 and lost his starting berth after just four league games.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
It’s worked well enough: They’re virtual locks for a National League wild-card berth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
They can, of course, give a wide berth to controversial topics in their songs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The Dodgers clinch a playoff berth with their 4-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds, reaching the postseason for a record-tying 14th consecutive year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
“All is arranged. Yours is the upper berth, the number 7. We start in one minute.”
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
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Hundreds of metres of berths sat empty and towering gantry cranes stood idle as a skeleton crew conducted maintenance.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Loading berths at the Fujairah tanker terminal were suspended, the port and marine management company Inchcape Shipping Services said in a note early Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026
Five teams from the section have received berths in the highest division over the last 14 years, but none since Fairfax in 2018.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026
That in itself is not an unusual number, as ships routinely wait their turn to load or unload at port berths in the region.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 6, 2026
Swaying in sleeping berths and dining cars, she had plenty of time for thought.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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While rain battered Manhattan during Memorial Day weekend, more than 1,400 people packed into the hangar deck of the USS Intrepid, a World War II aircraft carrier permanently berthed at Midtown Manhattan’s Pier 86.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
Each “Book” occupies one side of a long bilateral vitrine, which commands the narrow gallery like a berthed aircraft carrier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
But just around the corner, berthed where no-one can take pictures, is a group of military vessels.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2025
Then just after 10 p.m. on July 17, 1944, there was a massive explosion of munitions while the SS Quinault Victory and SS E. A. Bryan were berthed at the pier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2024
Their skiffs were berthed next to each other at a place called Ted’s Marina.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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One of Britain's busiest ports has closed one of its terminals following a "berthing incident" caused by severe weather conditions.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2025
While electrification at the berthing docks is already underway in Seattle, grant programs in the legislation will support further electrification and the transition from diesel-powered machinery, not just in Washington but around the country.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 14, 2023
Portland Port previously said berthing the migrant barge is the right thing to do.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2023
Turkey's Ceyhan port was ready to resume Iraqi crude oil loadings from storage on Tuesday, but bad weather was preventing vessels from berthing, a trade source with direct knowledge said.
From Reuters ● Feb. 7, 2023
A few days later Ned was able to report again for his duties, and after that Hank was transferred to another division, berthing in another part of the ship.
From Two Boys of the Battleship or For the Honor of Uncle Sam by Frank V. Webster
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 14–18
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