submarine
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Researchers at Pew, for example, asked respondents in one survey if they were licensed to operate a type of nuclear submarine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
The memorandum also calls for a new public shipyard “to supercharge submarine repair and restore the American industrial base.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
It also supplies submarine modules to General Dynamics Electric Boat for the construction of Virginia‑ and Columbia‑class submarines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Goodwin's mechanical engineering division is a key supplier of components to UK and US frigate and submarine programmes.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
The next Saturday news of a truly stunning failure stuttered through the submarine cable that linked Britain and America.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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It also supplies submarine modules to General Dynamics Electric Boat for the construction of Virginia‑ and Columbia‑class submarines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
His diesel engines powered factories, mills, merchant ships, tankers, submarines and warships.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
The results may also apply to other demanding environments, including submarines, offshore oil platforms, and remote research stations.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
Those Vanguard submarines are due to be retired in the 2030s, with the Dreadnoughts entering service at the same time.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
With the threat of Russian submarines in the area, most ships would probably detour to avoid us.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
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The historical odds will be against the Nets, who have been submarined by Durant’s January knee sprain, Harden’s February departure and Irving’s part-time availability because of his unvaccinated status.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 28, 2022
Theoretically, those Sunday figures could be submarined by a handful of meaningless rounds where Finau was never in the tournament mix.
From Golf Digest ● Feb. 3, 2020
Watt submarined under Havenstein and sacked Goff for an eight-yard loss on a second-and-nine play late in the second quarter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2019
You can imagine my disappointment when the performance was submarined by a microphone mishap, one that introduced unexpected, tinny plonks to the mix and seemingly pushed the British star out of tune.
From The Verge ● Feb. 16, 2016
On the other hand the "Hippodrome" could not, without great risk of being submarined, since she was unaccompanied by destroyers or patrol-boats, steam seaward on an apparent wild-goose chase for her errant child.
From Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman
The Cyclones shot 32% in the second half, submarining their own cause further by turning the ball over 18 times.
From Fox News ● Mar. 26, 2022
Quisenberry, a submarining closer with a world-class wit, won five Rolaids Relief Man awards for the Royals in the 1980s.
From New York Times ● Feb. 24, 2022
Chicago had the bases loaded with one out when submarining right-hander Tyler Rogers caught Willson Contreras looking at an 84 mph fastball on a 3-2 count.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 12, 2021
Wall’s health problems sabotaged the 2017-18 season, they are submarining the ongoing 2018-19 season, and now they threaten the 2019-20 campaign 10 months before it will officially begin.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 5, 2019
But instead I am this sphere of darkness submarining through the halls.
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
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