moored
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On Wednesday, a drone struck a US-owned gas vessel moored in an Egyptian port, causing a fire.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
Samuel West returned to the marina in Braunston, Northamptonshire, where they moored their boat, to unveil a plaque to their memory.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Three days before the U.S. game in Seattle some 500 fans, most wearing the blue-and-white striped jerseys of Argentina, filed onto a 322-foot cargo barge moored in Elliott Bay to watch their team play Algeria.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
“Psychologically, I’m moored somewhere. This place is my anchor.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026
Soon the boat was moored permanently in an otherwise uninhabited Gulf Coast bayou named Jenkins Creek.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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