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Now there are five boats and four trucks in the lodge’s fleet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

A fleet of small boats evacuated about 500 tourists from beaches in northern Greece as a forest fire threatened two popular resorts on Thursday, with hundreds of firefighters tackling the flames.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

A fleet of small boats evacuated about 500 tourists from beaches in northern Greece as a forest fire threatened two popular resorts on Thursday.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

The spokesperson said unlike Russia's shadow fleet, "UK armed forces and commercial vessels operate firmly in line with international maritime law".

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

“In the fourth century B.C., the sailing of the entire Attic fleet was delayed just because a soldier sneezed.”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

A new director, Warren Carlyle, has streamlined the show, shaving 20 minutes of running time through a combination of textual cuts and fleeter scenic design choices.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2023

Trio of bear cubs, and fleeter than birds, Russell and Baez and Riz.

From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 2016

Something kind of similar is happening in the fleeter, more escapist Arrow and The Flash, two ongoing series on the CW based on DC Comics characters.

From Slate ● Mar. 9, 2015

Tendulkar, still fleeter of foot than some of his peers, was the man in fruitless pursuit.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 21, 2011

Up! up! to its home on the mountain crag, Where the condor builds its nest, I mount far fleeter than hunted stag, I float far higher than Switzer flag— Hurrah for the lightning's guest!

From Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. by W. H. (William Henry) Rhodes

All athletic actions are essentially micro-decisions, and even the fleetest and most impulsive seeming NFL wide receiver must make feints, counter-feints, and judgments.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 27, 2022

He is just about the fastest marathoner alive, and so much faster than everyone else in the race, even if this marathon does not necessarily favor the fleetest in the field.

From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2021

The stagecraft by which customers who just a minute ago were getting the closest of shaves are removed isn’t the fleetest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2019

"I'm not the fleetest of foot but I was just fast enough to get there."

From Reuters ● Oct. 16, 2015

Emory says of the Maricopa interpreter, Thirsty Hawk, before alluded to, that he came running into their camp on foot and “appeared to keep pace with the fleetest horse.”

From Aw-Aw-Tam Indian Nights Being the myths and legends of the Pimas of Arizona by J. William Lloyd

In the southern city of Yangsan, where the mercury hit a historic high of 42.5C on Sunday, fleets of sprinkler trucks have been roaming the streets, spraying water onto sun-baked roads.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

The aircraft isn’t the only one of its kind, but its capacity, rapid refilling rate and relatively small size have made it the cornerstone of European firefighting fleets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Fishing fleets often rely on a few key species to make ends meet, said Sunny Jardine, a resource and environmental economist at the University of Washington.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

That offset a 56% year-over-year drop for Ford EVs, and a 5% year-over-year revenue decline for Ford Pro, the company’s division dedicated to commercial vehicles and fleets.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

The former faction had been identified with sending and captaining the fleets.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Another day of hiding and a night of journey had fleeted by.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

The old word for float: as "we fleeted down the river with our boats;" and Shakspeare makes Antony say, "Our sever'd navy too Have knit again, and fleet, threat'ning most sea-like."

From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Sir Edward Belcher

They had been full and busy years; and Constance was satisfied with the years that had fleeted by, only she was distressed that it all went so fast and that she would be old before....

From Dr. Adriaan by Louis Couperus

My new-sprung joy was short-lived, and fast fleeted away.

From The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse by Mayne Reid

Alas! alas! my new-sprung joy fast fleeted away, almost as suddenly as it had arisen!

From The Boy Tar by Edward Read

Meyers proceeds to tell an astonished Ed that he’s a huge fan of his long-forgotten 1979 poetry collection entitled “Way Past Go,” the postal worker’s fleeting brush with literary success.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

But the phenomenon is fleeting: for observers in Spain, the total eclipse will last less than two minutes just before sunset.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

“History has repeatedly shown that the sales impact of foodborne illness tends to be fleeting for restaurants,” one analyst noted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Gray was asked if there was a sense of relief after last week and he admitted the enjoyment he takes from winning is only fleeting.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

Or do we catch a fleeting microexpression of distress and unhappiness flickering across his or her face?

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell