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speedboat

[speed-boht] / ˈspidˌboʊt /
NOUN
racing boat
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Daniel Thomas, known to his supporters as Danny Tommo, had been filming the transfer from a yellow speedboat while giving commentary to a live stream audience of more than 15,000 people.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

On Monday, a speedboat carrying eight people, including five journalists working for local and international news agencies went missing near a volcano, Mount Anak Krakatau, in Banten province and a search is ongoing.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

More than 60% of those fast-attack craft and speedboat vessels remain intact and continue to pose a threat, according to Farzin Nadimi, an Iran-focused senior fellow with the Washington Institute, a U.S.-based think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026

A ragtag group took to the Straits of Florida on a speedboat, wanting to spark a rebellion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026

“There’s a speedboat I take every morning with a man named Mister Lochana.”

From "Hurricane Child" by Kheryn Callender

Spanish gangs operate many of the speedboats moving shipments north to Spain in the Strait of Gibraltar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Often, the group used a fleet of high-powered speedboats to conduct rapid maritime operations.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

U.S. authorities deny any part in the puzzling series of events, which involved a pair of 35-ton fishing craft — not the sleek speedboats typically pictured in Department of Defense videos of maritime strikes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026

The ad giant ferried clients and potential clients by private speedboats to the secluded Saint-Honorat Island, where they enjoyed an al fresco paella and zucchini-flower lunch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

Sailboats and speedboats leave foamy white trails in their wake.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day


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