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berth

[burth] / bɜrθ /




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This is their eighth playoff berth in the past nine years, a remarkable achievement considering all of their disadvantages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

They earned a first-round bye and berth in the American League Division Series this weekend despite a payroll of only $74.2 million — baseball’s lowest and barely one-fifth that of the Mets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

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

Thalia already had Aegis on her arm, and even our own teammates were giving her a wide berth, trying not to cower before the bronze head of Medusa.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan

The project includes the construction of marine berths able to accommodate vessels that can carry up to two million barrels-worth of oil.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

The Dodgers tied the record for consecutive postseason berths, set by the 1991-2005 Braves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 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

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

Inside the three-masted sailing ship, their berths were tiny and cluttered with luggage and supplies.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman

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

It is currently berthed at Southampton docks, having arrived at about 08:00 from Cartagena Port in Spain.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2024

Their skiffs were berthed next to each other at a place called Ted’s Marina.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen

Fishguard port saw an increase in sailings after Holyhead was closed after berthing terminals were damaged there during Storm Darragh in December 2024.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2025

HM Coastguard said the salvage of Solong had progressed to enable its relocation to Aberdeen for safe berthing.

From BBC ● Mar. 28, 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

Masts and funnels and deck erections, upstanding at varied rakes, emphasize the confused berthing and draw the eye to the condition of the mass of damaged shipping.

From Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war by David W. (David William) Bone




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