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port

[pawrt, pohrt] / pɔrt, poʊrt /


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It now means many large cruise ships can dock in the Granite City, but the port has still been affected by the fall in oil and gas activity.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

"I never endorsed, nor did I ever have any information, nor did I ever have knowledge about something that I would have never tolerated," he told reporters in the port town of Tivat.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

On Thursday, Levine Cava announced the departures of the county’s chief operating officer, Jimmy Morales, and the port director, Hydi Webb, who helped broker a deal for the sale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Also on Friday, a sea drone exploded in the Romanian Black Sea port of Constanta.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Galileo appealed to sensory experience, but sensory experience established, or so they claimed, that boats float higher in the water when far from shore, and lower as they approach port.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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