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boat

[boht] / boʊt /


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"This is likely to lead, with a lag, to fewer unauthorised crossings to the UK, since most small boat migrants travel through the EU before reaching beaches in northern France," it added.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

Between 1 January and 14 September 2026, a total of 17,425 people crossed the English Channel by small boat from France.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

However, Mihnea Cuibus, a senior researcher at the University of Oxford University's Migration Observatory, says it is "impossible" to disentangle the effects of government policy and other factors on small boat arrivals.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

Geordan White, 60, of Redding was found dead after he attempted to rescue the animal who had jumped from a boat White was on, the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

The king roared his roar and the others bellowed; the splashing sprayed higher and the boat rocked wildly, and was slowly, ferociously, pushed out to sea.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

Meanwhile, for those looking to fish where the big boats aren’t, the survey — as always — is a great guide to the assets most out of fashion among big-money investors.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

A boy from Watts stares at the ocean, imagining ancient Greek boats sailing across the Pacific and his father in a toga and sneakers, proudly hoisting a trident.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

President Trump modified the scope of some existing tariffs on Canada, and has now imposed 50% levies on some all-terrain vehicles and boats.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

Video clips shared by the coastguard on Wednesday night showed the vessel engulfed in flames and people being pulled out of the water into rescue boats.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

“The convicted are loaded onto small boats here,” said Irian, “and sent on alone. This is where we switch boats.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

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

“It’s the worst situation I’ve seen on the lake,” said South Lake Tahoe Mayor Tamara Wallace, who has lived and boated in the area for decades.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 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

She took ballet; played basketball with her mother, brother and cousins; and boated and swam in the sea on weekends.

From New York Times Mar. 15, 2022

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

In 2017, Clear Lake’s dire condition led the state to establish a blue ribbon commission, with tribal participation, focused on cleaning up the lake to bolster the local boating and fishing economy.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 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

“It’s not only boating, but it’s any type of activity,” Kim said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

We found we had so much in common—bicycling, boating and fishing.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo




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