sail
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HMS Erebus, captained by Sir John Franklin, set sail in 1845.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
Shippers will need to see an extended period of calm before they are confident enough to sail normally through the strait.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
The ship set sail from Argentina on April 1, charting a course across the Atlantic Ocean.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
The cumulative fiscal cost of the Iran war could easily sail past $300 billion.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
There was no sign of a sail, but there was a speck that could be a boat with someone inside it.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
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