disembark
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Those onboard were initially delayed from being allowed to leave the ship, but were eventually permitted to disembark at about 11:30.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
"Parties to the conflict should urgently work to facilitate safe passage for stranded seafarers to safely evacuate and disembark, as well as ensure the delivery of critical supplies," Mantoo added.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Metrolink spokeswoman Sabrina Davis said the 1858 train experienced mechanical issues around 4:30 p.m. and came to a stop between the Anaheim Canyon and Corona stations, where it was not safe to disembark.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
Thirty people, including the deceased passenger, disembark in St. Helena.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
Using a gangplank hastily hammered together from wooden boards, refugees from Da Nang disembark from the US Military Sealift Command ship Pioneer Contender at Cam Ranh Bay 1975.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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She disembarks in an unfamiliar city with no idea where to go.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
The train then pulls into a station, and the man disembarks and flees down the platform.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2025
In one, a Syrian family disembarks from a boat on a Greek island, as a military helicopter circles overhead against a starry night sky.
From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2022
She disembarks at New York City’s Port Authority Bus Terminal just in time for the Fourth of July weekend, 2015.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2022
The moment the last person disembarks, the equipment retracts.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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Trump Jr., traveling on a separate plane, landed at a private airport a half-hour away from Cincinnati’s main airport, where Guilfoyle disembarked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
On Thursday, Congolese health authorities quarantined a boat carrying 255 people near the capital, Kinshasa, after a passenger who had disembarked at an earlier stop died from Ebola-like symptoms in late July.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Some 400 years ago, a six-legged invader disembarked on the coast of Spanish Florida and began making its way across North America.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
The fire broke out on Sunday as passengers were eating breakfast, survivor Muhammad Abdul Karim told reporters in Surabaya after he disembarked from a rescue vessel.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
The city pier and square, however, afforded a place still for landing parties, and ’twas there we disembarked, formed, and began our mystified sortie.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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The woman, a US citizen, journeyed halfway across the globe to reach remote Pitcairn Island after disembarking the cruise ship in Saint Helena, authorities said.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
Passengers in blue medical suits began disembarking the vessel on Sunday to reach the small industrial port of Granadilla on Tenerife, AFP journalists saw.
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
Passengers began disembarking the ship Sunday in the Canary Islands.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2026
"Those disembarking will only be allowed to take with them a small, sealed bag containing essential items such as their documentation, mobile phone, charger, basic necessities and personal belongings."
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
Then suddenly came the announcement: “Japanese repatriates will begin disembarking beginning with R through V.”
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
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