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shipyard

[ship-yahrd] / ˈʃɪpˌyɑrd /
NOUN
dry dock
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GMB Scotland general secretary Louise Gilmour said: "It beggars belief that a Scottish public body would bar a publicly-owned Scottish shipyard from even bidding to build a Scottish ferry."

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

It has become expensive to find a shipyard slot available before 2030.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

The Civil War was won not only on the battlefield but in the factory, the shipyard and the mine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

And "this is the crown jewel," Eddie Schehr, vice president of production at the Seaspan shipyard, told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

“The system makes a false promise to students,” said John T. Casteen III, the president of the University of Virginia, himself the son of a Virginia shipyard worker.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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