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ship

[ship] / ʃɪp /


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Carol Larson and her sister, Crystal Lavering, both from California, were among those forced off the ship this week.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

One Chinese ship, the Ke Xue, was active this summer near undersea cables northeast and southwest of Taiwan, said Jose M. Macias III, an associate fellow at CSIS’s Futures Lab.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

It also built a plant in Mesa, Ariz., in 2024, where it is assembling a second Delta class ship.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

For as little as $100,000, passengers on the Odyssey, a 642-foot cruise ship, bought cabins and embarked on what they expected to be a yearslong voyage around the world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

I dreamed I was still on the sea, that I was still on the ship to France and that I was being sprayed by the salt water.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

All four men trained at Parris Island, became Marines, and shipped out to the Pacific.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Much of the region’s power is shipped eastward through long-range transmission lines, providing energy for Chinese data centers and electric cars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Instead it served up a sobering reminder of the gulf between the Jillaroos - the winners of the previous three World Cups - and England, who shipped 17 tries in a lopsided affair.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Police have made no arrests or recovered any cards, which had been graded by Professional Sports Authenticator and were being shipped back to collectors nationwide.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

The Soviets shipped weapons to Ho Chi Minh; the Americans supplied weapons to the French.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

Unfortunately, early Euro-American adventurers started chopping down the gargantuan trees and shipping off chunks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Officials warned that without port expansion, Canada could face sharply higher shipping costs of up to C$900 million a year due to traffic congestion and insufficient capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

A delay in renewals for Mexican shipping partners’ permits is putting e-commerce seller Shein’s business in the country at risk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

The price rally reflects fears of renewed escalation, dwindling oil stockpiles and a makeshift shipping system that remains dangerous and expensive to operate, according to traders and analysts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 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


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