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Recent Examples of freighter
That was the day a freighter called the Summit Venture hit the southbound span of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
The report said that air carriers including Air China, China Cargo Airline and China Southern Airlines are among those planning to cancel freighter services between China and the U.S.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 1 May 2025
During the Covid-19 pandemic, the carrier hollowed out passenger planes and reconfigured them into cargo freighters.
—Mike Valerio, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
The companies had ordered hundreds of new freighters when flush with cash from the boom in global trade during the pandemic.
—Peter Eavis, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2025
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
The report said that air carriers including Air China, China Cargo Airline and China Southern Airlines are among those planning to cancel freighter services between China and the U.S.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 1 May 2025
During the Covid-19 pandemic, the carrier hollowed out passenger planes and reconfigured them into cargo freighters.
—Mike Valerio, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
The companies had ordered hundreds of new freighters when flush with cash from the boom in global trade during the pandemic.
—Peter Eavis, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freighter
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In March 2024, the wreck of the steamship Milwaukee, which sank after colliding with another vessel in 1886, was found 360 feet below the water's surface in Lake Michigan.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 May 2025
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On the Mississippi, where Mark Twain had once waited upriver for steamships from this city, all boat traffic had fallen silent.—
Andrew Moore,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Its data suggests the volume of crude oil and products, including refined fuels, in floating storage on tankers for seven days or longer has risen over the past month by 14% to more than 160 million barrels.—
Gaurav Sharma,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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The tanker continued into the median, struck the median wall then continued west, approximately one-tenth of a mile, igniting on fire.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
25 May 2025
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The frames were built in Poland and shipped by a barge through the European river network to Marseille’s port on France’s southern coast for the contractor to pour the concrete to create 18 cubes.—
Mark Faithfull,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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These technologies include a bubble barrier that removes small fish trapped under barges or carried in their wake and an acoustic deterrent that creates painful sound waves.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
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Ukraine's navy does not have any large warships, but has worked alongside the other branches of Kyiv's military and security agencies to threaten Russia's Black Sea Fleet.—
Yevgeny Kuklychev
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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China built 1,400 and three times as many naval warships.—
John Garamendi,
Mercury News,
16 May 2025
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Check out other travel tech deals, with portable chargers, clothing steamers, earbuds, and more on sale for up to 82 percent off.—
Aly Walansky,
Travel + Leisure,
24 May 2025
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Check out their roundup of products for a spa-like experience without leaving the house, from waffle bathrobes to facial steamers.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
17 May 2025
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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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The alternative would have been a full scrapping, which is what befell another Staten Island ferryboat, the Andrew J. Barberi.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
10 May 2025
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As a teenager, Ellen Dare Burling had an unusual summer job: Jumping off a moving ferryboat onto wooden piers, her arms filled with letters and packages destined for summer residents in their southern Wisconsin lake houses.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2025
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But with Musk bolstering his commitment to leading Tesla, Ives said traders can now shift their focus to the company’s role in what the analyst called the artificial intelligence revolution.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
23 May 2025
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This is per the equity's Schaeffer's Volatility Index (SVI) of 29% that ranks in the 20th percentile of its annual range, meaning options traders are pricing in low volatility expectations at the moment.—
Schaeffer's Investment Research,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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“Freighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freighter. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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