berth
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But giving this absolute unit a wide berth has become more challenging as his viral fame grows, because humans keep crowding Neil, getting dangerously close and perhaps forgetting that he is a wild animal.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
Aside from defined doctrine such as the creed or the evil of abortion, there is a wide berth for opinion on social issues—labor, immigration and war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
"The fans are just brutal here," said Guercio, who remembers a 2000s rough patch marked by six straight seasons without a playoff berth and the "dirt chanting" directed at coach Isiah Thomas.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
That resulted in a Europa League berth in the league phase, with O'Neill managing four of those games and the knockout defeat by Stuttgart.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
We were jammed, two in a berth, into a drawing room and two sections.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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The Premier League secured one of the two berths for 2026-27 after Arsenal won 1-0 at Sporting on Tuesday.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026
Dominating a sandy stretch of Qatar’s northern coast, Ras Laffan is a sprawling industrial fortress of pipes, flare stacks and loading berths built around the world’s largest artificial harbor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 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
The first two teams in the regular-season standings are guaranteed Southern Section playoff berths.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026
Within a few minutes, Jason and Percy were sitting up in their berths and able to talk in complete sentences.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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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
Port spokesperson Art Marroquin said the ship, the Mississippi, was berthed at Terminal G just before 9 a.m. when the containers mysteriously fell overboard into the water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2025
But just around the corner, berthed where no-one can take pictures, is a group of military vessels.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2025
Tristran was given a berth with Oddness, the first mate, a quiet gentleman with large wings and a bad stammer, while Yvaine berthed in Meggot's cabin, and Meggot herself moved into a hammock.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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HM Coastguard said the salvage of Solong had progressed to enable its relocation to Aberdeen for safe berthing.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2025
In previous evidence to the Commons' Welsh Affairs Committee Ian Davies confirmed that there were "berthing incidents" on 6 and 7 December which rendered both ferry terminals inoperable.
From BBC ● Mar. 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
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
Nor was the steward's frequent physical separation based on race; berthing was arranged by department and function aboard large vessels.
From Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 by MacGregor, Morris J.
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 14–18
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