submarine
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In June this year, something even more unexpected popped up at one of the two Changxing yards: a new class of submarine, likely nuclear-powered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Australia is boosting its undersea warfare capability by equipping its Ghost Shark autonomous submarine with "swarms" of aerial drones and sea mines, its defence ministry said Monday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
The Ghost Shark can travel long distances and would work in tandem with the crewed submarine fleet, officials said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
But U.S. submarine production is limited by a brittle supply chain, scarce skilled labor, and other dysfunctions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Along with the money, Kappe was able to obtain uniforms for his saboteurs, the same ones that the crew members on the submarine wore.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
On the defence budget, the government wants to see an increase of around eight percent from this year to 73.3 trillion won, aiming to secure nuclear-powered submarines and KF-21 fighter jets.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
China has built the world’s largest navy with a battle force of over 400 ships and submarines, which is about 35% larger than the U.S. fleet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
The technology itself isn’t new—the Navy has used nuclear reactors on submarines for decades—but it has never taken off for international shipping.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
In April, the government accused Russian submarines of conducting a covert operation over cables and pipelines in waters north of the UK.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Even submarines were swerving underwater to join in the rescue effort.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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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
A seven-run second inning submarined the Mariners’ victory hopes early in what ended up being a 13-3 rout.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2019
I also had the feeling that in this particular city, in the darkness I might be submarined by a city human U-boat, which would slip up behind me.
From Soldier Silhouettes on our Front by William L. (William Le Roy) Stidger
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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