submarine
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"It is especially important for anti-submarine warfare and submarine warfare."
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Prysmian, an Italian maker of underground and submarine cables for power transmission, is a winner from the electrification push, and its shares are up 40% this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
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
South Korean conglomerate Hanwha has made a nonbinding offer valued at more than $1 billion to buy Austal USA, a builder of ships and submarine parts for the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Soon afterward, a US submarine determined that the pod had gone missing.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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It recently awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat and HII Newport News Shipbuilding a $76.6 billion deal for nine Virginia-class and five Columbia-class submarines that will be delivered by 2038.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 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
The Dreadnought-class submarines will replace the UK's four Vanguard-class vessels that have been in operation since 1992, carrying Trident missiles to provide a nuclear deterrent.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Late Wednesday, the company said the government had awarded it a 5.9 billion-pound contract for work on nuclear deterrent submarines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
"German battleships and submarines operating in the Atlantic sank 367,800 tons of merchant vessels from March 16 through March 23," says the announcer.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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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
Neither is it possible to utilise notes which were submarined or lost in over-worked post offices.
From The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People by J.W. Robertson Scott
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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