boat
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"It was called the Ship and Castle then and the bar is actually a boat that he brought from Weymouth, which is where I was born," he said.
From BBC ● 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
But their attempt to run away together—both understand their relationship would fuel scandal in the town—goes unhappily awry, and Benjamin ends up finding work on a fishing boat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Boys in trenches, boys on a boat, a girl in a room.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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Recent analysis by the Daily Telegraph, external also revealed that there have been more than 500 incidents where Russian boats have been stationed above undersea cables linking Britain with Europe and the US.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Social media footage showed the whales traveling in a pod and within feet of a few boats, leaving guests awed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
In Saguenay, cruise ships share the scenic fjord with ore boats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 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
Walking beside the wagons, each guarded by ten soldiers, the group left Richmond and crossed a river in small boats.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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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
The sky scowled down upon us, threatening rain as we boated over to Southwark and joined the throng of bearbaiters and playgoers.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
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The town grew up around the reservoir, created in 1916, as a destination for fishing, swimming and boating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
The man and the family he was friends with had reportedly been on a boating trip at the time.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 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
On our first practice run we couldn't even get out of the harbor without shaming ourselves in front of the entire boating community.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
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