boat
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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
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado returned to her country on Sunday, nearly 11 months after she fled by boat to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
Some coverage of the Goldman Sachs survey implies that since low-income and high-income families experience similar levels of unease about their finances, they’re all in the same boat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
“I’m taking my dad’s boat for a test spin,” I yell back.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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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
“Yes, the tide is rising, but it’s not lifting all boats this time,” said Joe Brusuelas, economist at RSM.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 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
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
“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
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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
“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
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
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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
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 couldn’t have imagined that I, a kid whose closest contact with boating was the Staten Island Ferry when I visited my aunt once a year, would end up lost at sea.
From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin
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