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Recent Examples of seaport
Some importers also brought in safety stocks to protect against disruptions from Houthi attacks on shipping near the Suez Canal trade shortcut and a labor dispute at seaports on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf of Mexico.
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Lisa Baertlein and Ellen Zhang, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
Facial biometrics are now in use in all of the entry points at the country’s 55 international airports, 39 seaports and all the pedestrians lanes into the country.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
The gangs have managed to develop a network of supply lines stretching beyond the country’s seaports to other entry points and regions of Haiti.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
Drayage refers to the first leg of the supply chain—the trucking companies that move containers to and from seaports and railyards.
—Toni Pisano, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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Lisa Baertlein and Ellen Zhang, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
Facial biometrics are now in use in all of the entry points at the country’s 55 international airports, 39 seaports and all the pedestrians lanes into the country.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
The gangs have managed to develop a network of supply lines stretching beyond the country’s seaports to other entry points and regions of Haiti.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
Drayage refers to the first leg of the supply chain—the trucking companies that move containers to and from seaports and railyards.
—Toni Pisano, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seaport
Noun
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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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According to satellite imagery, the Liaoning, China's first operational aircraft carrier, was spotted at its home port in Qingdao in the province of Shandong on Friday.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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In addition to the deployment of the third F-35B squadron, a laser-armed American destroyer, USS Preble, changed its home port to Japan last October.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
10 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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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 marketplace is structured into vertical-specific segments that include dedicated spaces for advertising services, live events, animation and VFX, extended reality technologies, film projects, game development, radio and podcasting, comics and e-books, web series, and music and sound design.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Through its tours, the New Smyrna Beach nonprofit informs visitors about the flora and fauna found within the estuary, plus the problems plaguing the ecosystem and ongoing recovery efforts.—
Patrick Connolly,
Orlando Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2025
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As of last October, Maryland authorities had also not done a risk assessment for the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Homendy said, a four-mile long set of parallel bridges crossing the estuary.—
Michael Loria,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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And there were boastful messages about finding a way to get Europe to pay for the operation — but nothing about China, which benefits hugely from the trade passing through the straits near Yemen, including much of its oil imports and its exports to Europe.—
Steven Erlanger,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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The area around the strait in the past has seen Iran seize commercial ships and purportedly launch attacks since President Donald Trump first unilaterally withdrew America from Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers.—
Graham Underwood,
arkansasonline.com,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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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Business tycoon Li Ka-Shing, the chairman of CK Hutchison and Hong Kong’s richest man, may be the fall guy as the ports shift ownership.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
27 Mar. 2025
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Ukrainian politician Oleksiy Goncharenko told Newsweek on Wednesday while Kyiv is glad the U.S. is making efforts to achieve peace, there is uncertainty about whether the agreement includes the security of the ports of Kherson and Mykolaiv.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Seaport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seaport. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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