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The season opens with Kate learning she’s been reassigned from Afghanistan to the United Kingdom after a British aircraft carrier, the HMS Courageous, was bombed — killing 25 members of the Royal Navy.
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Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
The Joint Staff Office under the Defense Ministry of Japan reported the movement of Chan's second operational aircraft carrier, CNS Shandong, and two warship escorts in waters east of the northern Philippines.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
The shifts are likely to result in an overall decrease in the total number of U.S. troops in the Middle East, largely because an aircraft carrier contains as many as 5,000 sailors.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
China’s first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, took part, as did a significant number of vessels from China’s coast guard, the largest in the world.
—Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Oct. 2024
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Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
The Joint Staff Office under the Defense Ministry of Japan reported the movement of Chan's second operational aircraft carrier, CNS Shandong, and two warship escorts in waters east of the northern Philippines.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
The shifts are likely to result in an overall decrease in the total number of U.S. troops in the Middle East, largely because an aircraft carrier contains as many as 5,000 sailors.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
China’s first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, took part, as did a significant number of vessels from China’s coast guard, the largest in the world.
—Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Oct. 2024
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Newsletter Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news In September 1679, a French trader and explorer arrived near Green Bay, Wisconsin, with his new merchant ship, Le Griffon.Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
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The movie takes place on a merchant ship bound for London and becomes a survival horror story as the crew starts getting laid to waste by a most surprising passenger hidden within the boxes below deck.Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
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Pentagon officials earlier said that B-52 long-range bombers, along with more destroyers, fighter squadrons and tankers, would be deployed to the region to deter Iran and its militant allies.Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 3 Nov. 2024
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Major General Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, said that further destroyers, fighter squadrons, tankers and B-52 long-range bombers would be sent to the Middle East to deter Iran and its allies from conducting more attacks.David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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The military has also deployed a warship to Valencia, bringing helicopters, watercraft, trucks, food and emergency supplies.Atika Shubert, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
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One drawback of battery-electric watercraft lies in the fact that their batteries take a relatively long time to charge.Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2024
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Cord cutters can watch the match on any live TV streaming service that carries CBS, including DirecTV Stream, Fubo or Hulu + Live TV.Rudie Obias, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2024
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Rotary cutter: on sale for $14.94 Original price: $20.99 When cutting straight lines, a pair of scissors doesn’t always do the trick.Christopher Murray, Fox News, 24 Oct. 2024
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Other commercial orchards were planted in the 1870s; by 1880, apple production exceeded what freighters could haul.arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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Deliveries of all 737 Max planes as well as freighter models have been halted by the strike.Chris Isidore, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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Standalone retail brokers would have the opportunity to reduce acquisition costs while maintaining compliance, while traders would gain access to more suitable platforms through better matching.Boaz Sobrado, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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After Joyce met and married trader Dennis, the Junes opened up their own gallery in Scottsdale’s Old Town district.Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
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Michigan Shipwreck Research Association That discovery was announced just weeks after the 1886 wreck of the steamship Milwaukee was found more than 350 feet below the surface in Lake Michigan.CBS News, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
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The expedition team's next target using the Hydrus technology is the wreck of the luxury passenger steamship SS Koombana, which disappeared somewhere off Port Hedland en route to Broome during a tropical cyclone in 1912, with 150 on board presumed to have perished.Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 2 Apr. 2024
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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 3 Dec. 2024.
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