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boarding

[bawr-ding, bohr-] / ˈbɔr dɪŋ, ˈboʊr- /




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To boot, prosecutors said, the captain also “reported receiving what he believed were radio calls from the cartel attempting to hail the Aquatravesia prior to a boarding or takeover.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

Having spent part of his childhood at a Swiss boarding school, Kim enjoys finer things.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Even his working-class credentials came under attack; the scion of a well-heeled family, Platner attended boarding school and got $200,000 from his dad to buy a house.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

At the Pacific Islands Club Saipan resort, workers were boarding up windows, securing outdoor furniture and equipment, checking alarm systems and stocking first aid kits.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

I sometimes felt as if I were floating through a strange universe, waving at strangers who acted as if they knew me, boarding planes that lifted me out of my normal world.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Former Royal Navy warship commander Tom Sharpe told BBC Verify it was "utterly confusing" and "pathetic" that no boardings had been carried out.

From BBC May 12, 2026

The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which is in the Arabian Sea, could serve as a base of operations for boardings.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 12, 2026

The Coast Guard, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has law-enforcement authority to enforce U.S. sanctions against trading Iranian oil and would likely be used to lead any tanker boardings, legal analysts said.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 10, 2026

"The EU could support Member States in their efforts if they agree to grant the EU the right to negotiate agreements on their behalf for pre-authorised boardings for inspections."

From Barron's Oct. 20, 2025

Over the boardings let there be placed wattles very closely woven of thin twigs as fresh as possible.

From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio



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