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Recent Examples of seaport
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.
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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
Now, the island is embracing its future with a major seaport project, opening ahead of this year’s cruise season.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 15 Jan. 2025
Tariffs, inflation and retailers:How Trump's potential tariffs could hit your wallet
U.S. seaports handled the equivalent of 451,000 40-foot containers of goods from China in December, a year-over-year increase of 14.5%, according to trade data supplier Descartes Systems Group DSG.TO.
—Lisa Baertlein and Ellen Zhang, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
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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
Now, the island is embracing its future with a major seaport project, opening ahead of this year’s cruise season.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 15 Jan. 2025
Tariffs, inflation and retailers:How Trump's potential tariffs could hit your wallet
U.S. seaports handled the equivalent of 451,000 40-foot containers of goods from China in December, a year-over-year increase of 14.5%, according to trade data supplier Descartes Systems Group DSG.TO.
—Lisa Baertlein and Ellen Zhang, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seaport
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President Trump has pushed to regain control of the canal — one of the world's most significant pieces of infrastructure.—
Sareen Habeshian,
Axios,
6 Feb. 2025
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Two lawyers have lodged a lawsuit with the country's supreme court, The Guardian reported on Tuesday, in an attempt to cancel the company's concession to operate the two ports, which are located at both ends of the canal.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 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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People's Liberation Army Navy CNS Liaoning: Qingdao, Shandong A satellite image captured on Friday showed the Liaoning, the first operational Chinese aircraft carrier, moored at its home port in Qingdao in China's eastern Shandong province.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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Maryland and other bay states also have failed miserably in curbing pollutant flows from developed and developing land.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Feb. 2025
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As of Thursday, the Navy is continuing efforts to safely remove the aircraft from the bay as quickly as possible, while minimizing environmental impact, according to a statement.—
Alexandra Koch,
Fox News,
13 Feb. 2025
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Artists like Jennifer Lopez, Eve, Alicia Keys, and Aaliyah also benefitted from the Murder Inc. sound.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2025
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Created in a low-key environment with only producer Danny L Harle (Dua Lipa, Caroline Polachek, Charlie XCX) as collaborator, the album leans heavily into the dancey synth-pop sounds of the ’80s.—
Lily Moayeri,
SPIN,
10 Feb. 2025
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The estuary also helps prevent coastal erosion and absorb the effects of sea level rise.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2025
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The Delta is the largest estuary on the West Coast, one that is incredibly sensitive environmentally and politically.—
Heather Knight,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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Its eastern and western channels are specifically designated by Japan as international straits.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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Another plan would have allowed borrowers in dire economic straits due to medical debt, natural disasters, and other conditions to apply for relief.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA TODAY,
11 Jan. 2025
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This is regularly reviewed and guidance regarding name changes has shifted in several instances, such as the distinction between the Gulf of California, a name used in the U.S., and the Sea of Cortez, which refers to the inlet that separates the Baja California peninsula from the Mexican mainland.—
Kevin Dolak,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Feb. 2025
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Its convenient location in the heart of the inlet puts you just minutes away from some of the area’s top golf courses, including the hotel’s affiliated courses: Caledonia Golf and Fish Club, True Blue Plantation, and all the courses of the Waccamaw Golf Trail.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
23 Jan. 2025
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Greek authorities have arranged additional flights to help people flee to the safety of the mainland, but evacuation efforts were complicated on Wednesday, with ferries not allowed to leave the ports due to high winds.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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After Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to the Central American country, Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino agreed to pull his country out of China’s Belt and Road infrastructure initiative earlier than anticipated and ordered an audit of the Hong Kong port operator.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2025
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