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The Lincoln, normally based in San Diego, set sail in November for a routine deployment to the Pacific.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

That sweetener was intended as a show of confidence that Paramount’s deal would sail through its regulatory reviews, unlike a Netflix acquisition that faced more regulatory scrutiny.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Their nickname comes from the small stiff sail which they use to catch the wind and propel them along an ocean's surface.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

During the whale watching sail from the Aquarium of the Pacific, a shark briefly surfaced, its fin visible.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

In the morning, they will sail to safety in Australia.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

As she’s recently learned, it’s an adventure that sails smack into islands of musky internet trolls and clashes with cinematic and literary titans like Christopher Nolan and Joyce Carol Oates.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

At the end of the film, Matt Damon’s haggard Odysseus sails toward the unknown, accepting that he doesn’t deserve the comfort of a king.

From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026

According to tracking website MarineTraffic, Smyrtos sails under a Cameroon flag and is at anchor in the English Channel.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026

While AI rejectionism has put wind in the sails of some campaigns, for AI companies and builders of the data centers that serve them, it is creating an acute crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

With the gale howling around their ears, they took down the sails and rolled them up, stuffing them into the cramped space below.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

Castillo’s bill passed unanimously in the Assembly earlier this year and sailed through the Senate Judiciary Committee in June with bipartisan support.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Last month, Chinese and Russian naval warships sailed through a strait in the Kuril islands during a joint patrol.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

Both ships broadcast “Chinese crew and owner” as they sailed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

Its powerful Revolutionary Guards have been stopping vessels trying to transit the trade route in recent days, including six that state television on Monday said had sailed outside Iran's designated route.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

The boat sailed out of the quay and on to the great dark of the bay beyond.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

Since then, strict protocols were put in place to forbid ships from sailing in dangerous conditions, according to Spyridon Roussos, a political scientist and ferry specialist from Paros.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

The passenger ferry had been sailing from Bali to the next-door island of Lombok when it caught fire in the early morning hours.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

Gyokeres achieved that and scored 21 goals in all competitions but it was not always smooth sailing for the 28-year-old.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

It’s been sailing drones into Moscow, which is a pretty major innovation.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

In July 1766, Washington wrote to a ship’s captain sailing for the Caribbean island of Saint Kitts, explaining that he wanted one of his enslaved men to be sold.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis