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ship

[ship] / ʃɪp /


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Being far more ruthless and determined, Miller would no doubt run a tighter ship than Pulte or McCarthy.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

The Malta-flagged container ship Safeen Prestige, which was attacked near Oman on 4 March, is the only other vessel reported to have sunk in that time.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

When Stefan Irinkov, 82, heard a loud bang in the early hours of Tuesday, he thought little of it -- until he learned that a ship had been hit by a drone nearby.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

The last ship that sank was Malta-flagged container vessel Safeen Prestige in early March.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

‘My comrade will escort you to the ship that will take you to England. And then you’ll be free.’

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

They break easily, are notoriously intricate and require being shipped out to third parties for repairs.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Wineries in the state shipped 203 million cases last year, down 11% from the year before.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The engineered cells are then shipped back and infused into the patient.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

NSW coal generated Aus$23.4 billion in exports last year, with most shipped for electricity generation to South Korea, Japan, China and Taiwan.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

David and I got shipped off to sleepaway camp.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

Oil prices fell Friday as traders weighed plans to accelerate emergency oil-stock releases against persistent Middle East supply risks and uncertainty over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Oil futures settled mixed as traders weighed a weaker global demand outlook and signs of recovering Middle East crude supplies against persistent shipping risks around the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The analyst expects the South Korean shipping company’s operating profit to have jumped 55% from a year earlier to 194 billion won for the July-September quarter, above the market consensus estimate of 184 billion won.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

During the pandemic, the business’ revenue skyrocketed as shipping demand surged.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

We’re directed toward a shipping container where people sort papers and work at tables stacked with documents and boxes.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell


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