vessel
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But it was an interesting kind of thought experiment, it was an interesting, as I said, kind of vessel to place all of the themes into.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Butterly’s little sculptures, each only a few inches high, often begin with a readymade cast that yields traditional vessel shapes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Crew members of the unladen tanker had sent distress messages saying the vessel was on fire and sinking.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
At a nearby beach resort, a high-speed Coast Guard vessel plied the waters for two people still missing after swimming in waters that churned violently as the quake struck.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
It is a passenger ship, not a navy vessel.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Vocabulary lists containing vessel
The Emancipation Proclamation (1862)
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"O Captain! My Captain!" by Walt Whitman
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