ship
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Meadows famously joked "that ship has sailed" upon learning the former English schools champion had got back in touch with Painter.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
It was unclear whether they were referring to the same ship.
From Barron's ● Aug. 8, 2026
They never arrived, and might have been lost at sea after the ship they were on was sunk.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
AXT’s Chinese unit needed permits in June and August of 2025 before it could ship wafers again.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
On May 30, 1853, hundreds of spectators shouted three cheers, repeated three times, as Elisha’s ship, the USS Advance, sailed out of New York harbor, headed north.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
However, faced with missing the playoffs for the fifth straight season, the Giants shipped his expiring contract to a team that has October ambitions but one of the National League’s worst offenses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Researchers believe that it first arrived with military equipment and tires shipped back from the continent following World War II. Tires make excellent mosquito incubators.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
When the Cubs needed a corner infielder, the Dodgers shipped them a surplus major leaguer, Michael Busch, in exchange for two prospects.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
Construction could - in part - take place off site and be shipped in if club officials are to be believed.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
First problem: how to preserve fresh meat dressed in Chicago so that it could be shipped without spoilage to customers in faraway cities and towns.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
Oil prices remained broadly unchanged, if slightly higher, as markets awaited the outcome of Iran-Oman talks to restore shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Perilously low water levels along some stretches of Europe’s Danube and Rhine rivers are limiting shipping and making it impossible for some power plants to run cooling systems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Oman's foreign ministry warned against attacks on shipping that could hamper that.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Regularly shipping all of those materials from Earth would not be a practical long-term solution.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
Beyond it lay a city of shipping containers, all part of the Gravesend marine terminal.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
