sail
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More than 900 Jewish refugees attempted to flee persecution in Nazi Germany by setting sail aboard the ship, which was turned away from Cuba and the United States.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026
Producers need oil tankers—some have now fanned out across the world—to ferry their cargoes and sail back to load more.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026
When they left, they would have become part of the wave of mass emigration that saw more than one million people sail from the island.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026
It set sail from the German island of Rügen, headed for the middle of the Baltic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
By 1914, when Endurance set sail from London, dependable and accurate chronometers were every skipper's constant companions.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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