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Noun
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Last fall Vineyard Theatre premiered the Wind and the Rain: A Story About Sunny’s Bar, on a barge in Red Hook, Brooklyn.—
Jeryl Brunner,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025 -
On Saturday, dozens of spectators and journalists watched the tugs maneuver the barge into place while police kept boaters away from the site.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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Investigating the Tracks' Origins In the study, the researchers assessed the viability of other potential explanations for the lines, including non-human animals, flotsam, the keel of ancient boats, and firewood.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
25 Feb. 2025
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The decision helped to mend the broken community, putting all players on a more even keel, and accelerated the adoption of the latest entry.—
Veerender Jubbal,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2025
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During the match, the 3,500 travelling supporters were pelted with bottles, coins and lighters thrown from home sections.—
Andy Naylor,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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Never smoke in bed; keep lighters and cigarettes away from children.—
Jalen Williams,
Detroit Free Press,
11 Dec. 2024
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One thing past cost cutters have practiced, humane treatment and protection of the American public seems to have been forgotten today.—
Peter Buonome,
Hartford Courant,
5 Mar. 2025
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Chamberlain’s daring hairstyle, which also featured choppy baby bangs, required a team of hair pros including stylist Sami Knight, cutter Frank (who goes by @fabulousfrank on Instagram) and colorist Anthony Vincent Ronquillo.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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There’s plenty to get tearful about in Banshees—the punishing effects of isolation, the claustrophobia of a life with limited options, the tender bond between the character played by Colin Farrell and his sister.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
9 Mar. 2025
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The Dolphins have lost players on restricted tenders (receiver Wes Welker) and franchise and transition tags (pass rusher Olivier Vernon and tight end Charles Clay) over the years.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
8 Mar. 2025
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Alternatively, water taxis and ferries connect the island to the city, making multiple daily journeys.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Feb. 2025
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Here, water taxis and bike trails can lead you to charming shopping areas that are peppered with boutiques, galleries, and restaurants.—
Karla Walsh,
Southern Living,
1 Feb. 2025
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Several lifeboats and a coast guard rescue helicopter were dispatched to the scene in the North Sea, along with a coast guard plane and nearby vessels with firefighting capability.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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The billboards market Band-Aids as sleep eye masks, Staples rubber bands as workout equipment and Kraft macaroni and cheese noodles as stream-floating lifeboats.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
5 Mar. 2025
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Typically 60 feet long and 8 feet wide, capable of bearing 40 tons, the keelboat was specially designed for the western rivers.—
Boyce Upholt,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 June 2024
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In a dominating victory in the three-person Soling keelboat at the 1972 Olympics, Melges unseated the sport’s greatest sailor, Paul Elvstrom, who had won four Olympic Gold medals.—
Chris Museler,
New York Times,
22 May 2023
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“Narrow boat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrow%20boat. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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