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Recent Examples of seaport
In Haifa, containers would be reloaded onto smaller ships that can carry them to Europe’s seaports and through its inland waterways for distribution to their final commercial markets.
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Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 29 Jan. 2025
On February 1, the New York Chinese Cultural Center, in partnership with the South Street Seaport Museum, is throwing a Lunar New Year bash complete with lion dancing, Chinese crafts, and calligraphy workshops at the seaport in downtown Manhattan.
—Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 28 Jan. 2025
The government employees that people typically interact with at airports or at seaports for cruises are deemed essential workers, which means that they won't be getting paid during the shutdown.
—Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Thousands of dockworkers from Maine to Texas launched a strike in October over wages and the use of automation, shutting down seaports along the East Coast and disrupting normal trade.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 29 Jan. 2025
On February 1, the New York Chinese Cultural Center, in partnership with the South Street Seaport Museum, is throwing a Lunar New Year bash complete with lion dancing, Chinese crafts, and calligraphy workshops at the seaport in downtown Manhattan.
—Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 28 Jan. 2025
The government employees that people typically interact with at airports or at seaports for cruises are deemed essential workers, which means that they won't be getting paid during the shutdown.
—Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Thousands of dockworkers from Maine to Texas launched a strike in October over wages and the use of automation, shutting down seaports along the East Coast and disrupting normal trade.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seaport
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Smugglers’ paradise With its labyrinth of canals, bays, waterways and lakes, and close proximity to The Bahamas and Cuba, South Florida long has been a favorite landing spot for smugglers.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
16 Feb. 2025
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Paddle In The Ocean Rent a kayak or a canoe and explore the sea and Mexico Beach’s many canals by boat.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2025
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People's Liberation Army Navy CNS Liaoning: Qingdao, Shandong The Liaoning, China's first operational aircraft carrier, was spotted at its home port in Qingdao in China's Shandong province on Wednesday, according to satellite imagery.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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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.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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The resort offers complimentary kayaks and paddleboards and helps guests arrange longtail boat trips to explore Koh Phangan's quieter bays.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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There was one corner of the bay that did, however, seem busy.—
Akash Kapur,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Feb. 2025
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To prove his own glow-up, the rapper and singer pushes his bedroom beats into a bigger, more exploratory sound across the entire record, as influenced by role models Pharrell Williams and Tyler, the Creator.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
21 Feb. 2025
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Definitely going for the highest quality audiophile sound experience while still being suited for a small downtown Toronto home.—
Liza Lentini,
SPIN,
21 Feb. 2025
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Prosecutors accused Vo of dumping Tran and Ly in the Oakland estuary.—
Nate Gartrell,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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Vibrio vulnificus thrives in estuaries when temperatures exceed 18°C and salinities range from 10–20 ppt.—
John Drake,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Here, the Harlem River, which is a strait and not a river, and which connects the East River to the Hudson, runs between the two boroughs.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Jan. 2025
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With a new bridge over the Dardanelles strait, Türkiye has cut the drive from Istanbul to just a few hours to this westernmost Anatolian province of Çanakkale, known to the ancient world as Troa.—
John Oseid,
Forbes,
27 Nov. 2024
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Residents in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands are advised to move out of the water, off the beach and away from harbors, marinas, bays and inlets and not go to shore to observe the tsunami.—
CNN,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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On top of this, the rise in sea level, coastal development and the construction of navigation channels and inlets, have exacerbated the issue.—
Kiara Alfonseca,
ABC News,
8 Oct. 2024
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Born in 1985, Liang grew up in Zhanjiang, a port city and trade center in southern China.—
Anniek Bao,Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
19 Feb. 2025
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Unfortunately, like the iPhone 16, the port's data transfer speeds remain the same at 480 Mbps.—
Julian Chokkattu,
WIRED,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Seaport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seaport. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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