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Recent Examples of aircraft carrier
During the Cold War, meanwhile, though the Soviet Union built fast-moving missile boats and some aircraft carriers, its reach into far waters relied on submarines.
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Colin Flint, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2025
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered two aircraft carrier strike groups to the region next month in a move aimed at reinforcing strikes against the Houthis, whose primary benefactor is Iran.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
In the meantime, the Trump administration is ramping up the U.S. military presence in the Middle East, sending a second aircraft carrier to the region.
—CBS News, 23 Mar. 2025
Newsweek's weekly update maps aircraft carrier movements in the Indo-Pacific region.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
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Colin Flint, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2025
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered two aircraft carrier strike groups to the region next month in a move aimed at reinforcing strikes against the Houthis, whose primary benefactor is Iran.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
In the meantime, the Trump administration is ramping up the U.S. military presence in the Middle East, sending a second aircraft carrier to the region.
—CBS News, 23 Mar. 2025
Newsweek's weekly update maps aircraft carrier movements in the Indo-Pacific region.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aircraft carrier
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Rind even redesigned the masthead of the paper to make her own name more prominent and, through the inclusion of an illustration of a merchant ship, signal a stronger endorsement of the principles of free trade.—
Alexandra Cox,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Mar. 2025
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As Scheidel notes, a quarter of Japan’s physical capital was wiped out during the war, including four-fifths of all its merchant ships and up to one-half of its chemical plants.—
Timur Kuran,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Aug. 2017
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With past tanker seizures straining relations between Tehran and Washington, the move could escalate tensions further.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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But deploying firefighters, helicopters and water tankers is often based on human decisions.—
Devendra Goyal,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Beyond that, the guidance is similar to what would apply on any beach vacation: never swim alone, watch out for watercraft, beware of sharks.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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Some less gory options: Battleship Cove, which houses five historic U.S. naval ships and other watercraft, and the Children's Museum.—
Steph Solis,
Axios,
24 Mar. 2025
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Matthews’ fastball has averaged 97.1 mph for the Saints, compared to 94.9 mph for the Twins as a rookie last season, and the velocity on his slider and cutter are also up 2-3 mph.—
Aaron Gleeman,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Lindor laid down a textbook bunt down for a single, and Soto hit a cutter to the left-center warning track with one on and none out.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2025
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The agency had said mission teams would inspect the freighter over the coming days to determine if Cygnus itself was still intact.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Chris Cook, Maersk’s managing director for South Asia, told the Economic Times that the company would explore the potential and feasibility of investing in dedicated air freighters and partnerships in the green fuel segment in India.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
12 Mar. 2025
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How the stock market has changed since Election Day The downturn since mid-February is in stark contrast to the 4.5% run-up in the S&P 500 following Trump's election when traders predicted his administration would usher in more business-friendly policies.—
Jim Sergent,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2025
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Gold, a traditional safe haven asset, is up around 15% so far this year as traders and central banks buy it to hedge against economic and geopolitical uncertainties.—
Billy Bambrough,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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In 1925, Evangelina Rodríguez stepped off a steamship in her hometown of San Pedro de Macorís.—
Laura Gómez,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2025
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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
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These preyed upon American merchantmen who either payed tribute or showed forged British passes.—
Thomas Wendel,
National Review,
4 July 2019
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The Navy already has ships in the fleet that are former merchantmen.—
Kyle Mizokami,
Popular Mechanics,
10 Jan. 2019
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“Aircraft carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aircraft%20carrier. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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