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mast

[mast, mahst] / mæst, mɑst /
NOUN
spar
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The Fed didn’t always nail its colors to a predictive mast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

There are fun house mirrors, a whimsical train, a mechanical Geppetto waving in a workshop and a cat ready to set sail atop the mast of a ship.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

The 55-foot yacht Yendys pulled out shortly before the race started with a broken backstay -- a line that supports the mast, reducing the fleet to 128.

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

Among the most common co-occurring illnesses were chronic fatigue syndrome and mast cell activation syndrome, or MCAS, a condition where patients experience intense episodes of diarrhea, hives, vomiting, and, in many cases, life-threatening anaphylaxis attacks.

From Slate • Sep. 15, 2025

There was a boat far from shore that was moving slowly through the black water with white lights like stars at the mast and the front.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen




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