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flotilla

[floh-til-uh] / floʊˈtɪl ə /
NOUN
small fleet
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"The detention of the flotilla activists in international waters had already represented a serious affront to international law," he wrote on X on Tuesday.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

It confirmed that all other members of the captured flotilla boats had been released on the Greek island of Crete.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

It also said the flotilla was serving "professional provocateurs".

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Turkey's foreign ministry said some 20 Turkish nationals in the flotilla who had been detained and taken to Crete would be repatriated.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

With Nixonian cunning, Calliope unwrapped and flushed away a flotilla of unused Tampax.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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