steamer
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With little formal education, Mulholland had left his native Ireland in his teens, worked steamer ships on the Great Lakes, labored in lumber camps and prospected for gold.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
These are foam or gel-filled toys of various brands shaped like bao buns, and sometimes sold in plastic replicas of bamboo steamer baskets.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
As she happily concedes, Ms. Prose takes enough liberties to fill Andersen’s steamer trunk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
"William was on the sprouts, getting his sprouts ready so they could go into the steamer, and Prince George was helping with the Yorkshire puddings," said Mr Clarke.
From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2025
Another possibility was taking a boat or a tramp steamer, but that might be too prolonged.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Portable steamers are cheap and easy to use.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
Seven years hence, the entrepreneurial machinist founded Moran Brothers dry dock, which over two decades built steamers; barges; and the USS Nebraska, a battleship active from 1904 to 1923.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 23, 2023
For the past 20 years she has instead worked maintaining electrical items, such as water purifiers and clothes steamers, in people's homes.
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2022
Maybe she skimped on verbal and physical affection, favoring a love language that expressed itself in steamers full of dumplings or plates of sliced fruit.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2022
But then, one day, as I came up to the cottage with a pail full of steamers, I overheard him arguing with Miss Maggie and knew it had something to do with me.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
