berth
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We’ve all fallen for the blond forward who has rowed Norway to its first World Cup quarterfinal berth — and also for SoFi Stadium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
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
The flame on the lighter was smaller than that of the candle, and the spirits stayed closer, giving him less of a berth.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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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
Attacks targeted Iraq’s Majnoon oilfield and a tanker near Fujairah, U.A.E., leading to the suspension of loading berths.
From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 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
Port director Bethann Rooney said terminal lease extensions require that tenants increase a terminal’s capacity by modernizing chokepoints such as ship berths, container yards and truck gates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
We rode in a taxi down to the Palace Hotel, left the bags, arranged for berths on the Sud Express for the night, and went into the bar of the hotel for a cocktail.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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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
Another 57 containers were reported damaged after the ship berthed at the Port of Long Beach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2026
Beginning in 1903, it was berthed in Venice, if you can say “berthed” about a vessel that wasn’t a real ship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2025
"The great cog Saduleon is berthed at the end of the quay, and the galleys Summer Sun and Joso’s Prank are anchored beyond the breakwater."
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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Giving evidence to a Senedd committee on Thursday, Ian Davies from Stena Line ports said the damage was caused by two ferries making "contact" with one of the berthing terminals.
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
Portland Port previously said providing berthing space for the barge was "the right thing to do".
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 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 confounded berthing master came on board on some pretence or other, but in reality, Bunter thought, simply impelled by an inconvenient curiosity—inconvenient to Bunter, that is.
From Tales Of Hearsay by Conrad, Joseph
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 14–18
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