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Recent Examples of home port
What To Know The U.S. Pacific Fleet said USS Tripoli, which is the sister ship of the America and the second America-class amphibious assault ship, will change its home port from San Diego in California to Sasebo in Japan, located to the east of China across the East China Sea.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
People's Liberation Army Navy CNS Liaoning: Qingdao, Shandong A satellite image captured on Friday showed the Liaoning, the first operational Chinese aircraft carrier, moored at its home port in Qingdao in China's eastern Shandong province.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Disney has also announced a cruise ship being built in partnership with Tokyo Disneyland’s operating partner, Oriental Land Co. Ltd., which will home port in Japan.
—Megan Dubois, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Based out of smaller home ports such as Greenport on Long Island, the Picket Force flotilla was known informally as the Corsair Fleet or, sometimes, the Hooligan Navy, an unsubtle nod to the ragtag collection of mariners at its core.
—David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
People's Liberation Army Navy CNS Liaoning: Qingdao, Shandong A satellite image captured on Friday showed the Liaoning, the first operational Chinese aircraft carrier, moored at its home port in Qingdao in China's eastern Shandong province.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Disney has also announced a cruise ship being built in partnership with Tokyo Disneyland’s operating partner, Oriental Land Co. Ltd., which will home port in Japan.
—Megan Dubois, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Based out of smaller home ports such as Greenport on Long Island, the Picket Force flotilla was known informally as the Corsair Fleet or, sometimes, the Hooligan Navy, an unsubtle nod to the ragtag collection of mariners at its core.
—David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for home port
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Amid a crackdown by customs and anti-drug trafficking police at the Cap-Haïtien seaport, protests broke out and Haiti’s customs office temporarily halted operations there.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2025
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Less than 15 miles from Rome, Ostia Antica was once a bustling cosmopolitan seaport at the mouth of the Tiber River, where many Mediterranean cultures mingled.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Mar. 2025
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The importance of sound and reclaiming one’s voice in a toxic relationship takes more of a literal shape when the vacationing pair overhears a neighboring couple violently fighting in the villa below them.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2025
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The series earned 24 nominations at the 2023 Emmys and won eight of those awards, including outstanding guest actress (Storm Reid), guest actor (Nick Offerman), picture editing, main title design, prosthetic makeup, sound editing, sound mixing and visual effects.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
People.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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That could be a boon for a body of water frequently called an accident, because its current version was created in 1905 when a canal breach allowed millions of gallons of Colorado River water to spill out for almost two years, filling a desert basin.—
Jorge L. Ortiz,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2025
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About 4% of the world’s maritime trade and more than 40% of US container traffic traverses canal.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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The small bay features tranquil turquoise waters and bobbing luzzu (Malta’s brightly colored traditional fishing boats), as well as rocky shallows perfect for snorkelers keen to spot crustaceans and schools of sun-loving fish.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
21 Mar. 2025
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Already this year, researchers with the Center for Coastal Studies have seen 80 right whales in the bay, the center said.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
18 Mar. 2025
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Potential impact on foreign tax credit utilization: Lower U.S. corporate tax rates may reduce the ability of U.S. shareholders to claim foreign tax credits as the gap between foreign taxes paid and U.S. tax owed narrows.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Mitral Stenosis Mitral stenosis occurs when the mitral valve's opening narrows, impairing blood flow from the left atrium to the left ventricle.—
Colleen Doherty,
Verywell Health,
2 Dec. 2024
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Boats parked on trailers dot the inlets leading to Matagorda Bay Nature Park and campground.—
Mariah Tyler,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2025
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The lagoon looked like a huge lake at the time, and visitors could see that there was no longer an open channel of water connecting the lagoon to the ocean because the inlet was blocked by a sand bar.—
Barbara Henry,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
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The 60-acre resort, which includes five swimming pools and a saltwater lagoon, is also renovating its marina to include 85 boat slips, a project that is expected to be finished by fall 2025.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2025
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Visitors can explore the maze of islands by kayak or longtail boats, ducking into hidden caves and secret lagoons and hopping in the shallow water to admire its colorful coral reefs.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2025
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The Capitol Police have stepped up security for the event, closing roads and increasing patrols around the Capitol grounds.—
Kate Selig,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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Crews are working to clear snow and ice from roads after blizzard conditions Sunday brought 8-12 inches of snow in various parts of the metro, according to the National Weather Service in Kansas City.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Home port.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/home%20port. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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