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Recent Examples of aircraft carrier
China first managed to launch fighter jets with the new electromagnetic technology on its homemade aircraft carrier, the Fujian, which launched two years ago.
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Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 27 Dec. 2024
The stadium rises from a sea of one and two-story homes like an aircraft carrier at port, a monument to the history of the NFL.
—Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
In addition to the Carl Vinson, the U.S. Navy has a second aircraft carrier stationed in the Western Pacific Ocean.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Maintaining ships for service is an expensive venture that is ever-present in San Diego, the headquarters of Third Fleet and home to 56 surface warships, including three aircraft carriers.
—Gary Robbins, The Mercury News, 9 Dec. 2024
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Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 27 Dec. 2024
The stadium rises from a sea of one and two-story homes like an aircraft carrier at port, a monument to the history of the NFL.
—Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
In addition to the Carl Vinson, the U.S. Navy has a second aircraft carrier stationed in the Western Pacific Ocean.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Maintaining ships for service is an expensive venture that is ever-present in San Diego, the headquarters of Third Fleet and home to 56 surface warships, including three aircraft carriers.
—Gary Robbins, The Mercury News, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aircraft carrier
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From an opening scene on the high seas as a French merchant ship is aflame to a stag hunt on an aristocratic estate to a pistol duel at dawn, the writer-directors capture the scope and grandeur of Dumas’ story.Scott Phillips, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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During the night of December 16, 1773, somewhere between 30 and 130 men, a few disguised as Mohawk Indians, boarded three merchant ships in Boston Harbor and destroyed 342 chests of tea to protest duties imposed by the British parliament.Walter Russell Mead, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2011
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Nic Lynn, Neptune Aviation’s vice president of operations, said three of the company's air tankers are in use in Southern California.Terry Dickerson, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025
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The shadow fleet is made up of hundreds of aging tankers of uncertain ownership and safety practices that are dodging sanctions and keeping the oil revenue flowing to Moscow, and is a cause of concern for European countries.Lorne Cook and Vanessa Gera, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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Paddlers must bring their watercraft, a personal flotation device such as a life jacket, and a whistle.Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
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The portion of Lady Bird Lake between the railroad trestle bridge and the South First Street bridge will be closed to all watercraft from 10:30 p.m. Tuesday to 1 a.m. Wednesday.Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 31 Dec. 2024
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There was the glimmer of possibility in stories of bolt cutters and train yards and spray cans—possibilities of disruption and liberation.hazlitt.net, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
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Two Coast Guard cutters also joined in the search, which covered more than 108 square nautical miles for nearly a day.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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Miraculously, only one member of the Hooligan Navy was killed while serving, during a collision with a Dutch freighter.David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
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Authorities said at the time that their initial findings showed a Chinese fishing vessel and a Chinese freighter caused the disruption, but that there was no evidence Beijing deliberately tampered with the cables.Reuters, NBC News, 7 Jan. 2025
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Friday’s jobs report means traders see it as a near certainty that the Fed will not cut interest rates at its next meeting later this month.Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Since September, traders have dialed back their expectations for rate cuts from the Federal Reserve, and Donald Trump won the presidential election with a platform that calls for higher tariffs across the board.Jesse Pound, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
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The pistons, belts, and pulleys create the ambience of an engine room on a steamship, as clumps of fiber are separated and realigned into uniform fabric.Shane C Kurup, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Dec. 2024
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Hartley offers a fascinating account of the logistics of navigating the Volga before the introduction of steamships, including the herculean work of barge haulers, who had to drag boats upstream.Maria Lipman, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2022
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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 19 Jan. 2025.
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