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In 1925, Evangelina Rodríguez stepped off a steamship in her hometown of San Pedro de Macorís.
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Laura Gómez, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2025
The survivors yelled for help when a steamship passed them during the night, but without flares to signal they were not seen.
—Latoya Gayle, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Unsurprisingly, the first period of modern globalization—with the great expansion of trade and travel by steamship in the early twentieth century—coincided with the global influenza pandemic.
—Jeremy Youde, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2019
The Titanic was a luxury steamship that sank on April 15, 1912, off the coast of Newfoundland after sideswiping an iceberg during its maiden voyage.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Feb. 2025
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Laura Gómez, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2025
The survivors yelled for help when a steamship passed them during the night, but without flares to signal they were not seen.
—Latoya Gayle, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Unsurprisingly, the first period of modern globalization—with the great expansion of trade and travel by steamship in the early twentieth century—coincided with the global influenza pandemic.
—Jeremy Youde, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2019
The Titanic was a luxury steamship that sank on April 15, 1912, off the coast of Newfoundland after sideswiping an iceberg during its maiden voyage.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Steamship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steamship. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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steamship
noun
steam·ship
ˈstēm-ˌship 
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