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boat

[boht] / boʊt /


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As Siwarha moves along its orbit, it may push through the surrounding gas much like a fast boat cutting through water.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

A lot of people are finding they are in the same boat as Demetrio this year.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Although its direction was not known, the boat was evidently traveling along the coast of southern Turkey.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

He has traveled across Greenland by dogsled, boat and helicopter to report on President Trump's pursuit of the island.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Sailing a hundred miles with the wind might take twelve or fourteen hours, depending on wind strength, boat, and sailor.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

The recent Telegraph revelation of more than 500 incidents where Russian boats have been stationed above undersea cables has also caused concern.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

The Minnesota-based maker of off-road vehicles and boats paused its buyback program in 2024, as it worked to reduce dealer inventory following a postpandemic slump in retail sales.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Stumpf said the aquatic mammals were tracked throughout the day and first spotted by boats off the coast of Newport Beach.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

While it is unlikely Egyptian ships made this journey, boats like the Kekova ship may have used the route as part of an extended international maritime network.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

Everybody was cheering and the other boats blasted their steam whistles as it approached 96th Street.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

Despite his disabilities, Morris rode, hiked and boated on frequent excursions in upstate New York.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

This summer, ProPublica journalists hiked and boated across Rubkona County, the epicenter of South Sudan’s outbreak and home to the country’s largest refugee camp, to interview families that the U.S. cut off from help.

From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2025

"Nowadays it has to be boated off. It's just not realistic at all. But it captures everyone's imagination."

From BBC ● May 5, 2025

The film shifts to black and white as the action moves inside a building less adorned than the ones the man has boated past, but grand, even so.

From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2024

With the Marine Jungschar, the naval branch of the Hitler Youth, Herbert boated on the waters in Tetlow Park in eastern Berlin.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

PWCs are to safe boating what mullets are to haircuts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Studland Bay Marine Partnership is made up of conservation charities, boating organisations, academics, statutory bodies, community groups and businesses, with the aim of restoring Studland's seagrass.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

When she feels up to it, they go boating or ride bicycles to nearby beaches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

Residents of the city, which is nestled in the Appalachian foothills with the Tennessee River running through the heart of a lively downtown, enjoy a variety of outdoor activities including hiking, biking and boating.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

“I lost the leg in a boating accident when I was a child. But I wanted you to know that.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy


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