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sub

[suhb] / sʌb /


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The Kim regime could also be expanding uranium enrichment in anticipation of needing new supplies for a nuclear sub North Korea has under development, said Hailey Wingo, a co-author of the Vertic analysis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The sub took up to three people on the dives, collecting the fossil samples using robotic arms.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

She has dedicated the honour to "all the sub postmasters that we have lost".

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

To avoid paying twice—once to the sub and again to the contractor—get a release of claims and a lien waiver from the sub.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

Sixteen days into the mission, while the sub was 300 feet beneath the surface of the North Atlantic, a pipe carrying cool water to one of the reactors burst.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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