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freighter

[fray-ter] / ˈfreɪ tər /


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The latest reported delays follow the group’s decision last year to put off the launch of a freighter version of the A350 due to broader supply chain disruption.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

“They fooled us,” says Victor, retired after a life as a freighter crewman.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

He said these included a French ship and a freighter from the UK.

From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2026

In one operation about 35 nautical miles from the small island of Gavdos, off Crete, a coastguard vessel, a Danish freighter and a helicopter took 365 people off a fishing boat, according to the agency.

From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025

George Dasch and his team boarded a freighter, crossed its deck, and walked carefully over a gangplank into German U-boat 202.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple




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