transatlantic
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I knew that it was the closest place in North America to Europe, so when people would do transatlantic flights up until relatively recently, they would stop in Newfoundland.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
It’s true that some transatlantic leaders share Campbell and Doshi’s sunny outlook.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
Last week, a Downing Street spokesperson said the transatlantic slave trade was "abhorrent" but the UK position was that it does not pay reparations.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
The three-year project led by specialist historians compiles "The Register of British Slave Traders", a list that details as many as "10,500 investors" in "Britain's near-250 year transatlantic slave trade" in African people.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
The largest liners actually had their own shipboard brewery, which they put into operation during those times when, instead of engaging in a transatlantic voyage, they were engaged in a four-day “cruise to nowhere.”
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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