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clipper

[klip-er] / ˈklɪp ər /
NOUN
vessel
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The virus is spread through blood or other body fluids and can be contracted through something as innocuous as sharing a nail clipper or toothbrush, doctors say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2025

It took weeks to get a nail clipper, said one man, for their unit of dozens of men.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2025

At a time when cruise lines are packing their ever-more-gargantuan ships with water parks and basketball courts, the 136-passenger Sea Cloud Spirit, with its old-fashioned clipper design and wooden decks, stands out.

From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2024

The process that led to David becoming a Wrexham fan began in 1865, a year after the club was formed, when 153 Welsh pioneers set off for South America on a clipper ship called Mimosa.

From BBC ● May 20, 2023

“You wish that I was a good beast like the ones on your clipper ships?”

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi


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