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Recent Examples of tanker
The fleet includes older tankers often registered in countries outside the sanctions regime and is used to skirt the $60 oil price cap imposed by Ukraine's allies.
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
Due to the potential for expansion up to 25 acres, additional air tankers were deployed.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2025
Fire engines and tankers, including from neighboring departments, had to bring in water.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 12 May 2025
Recommended Safety As Israel blocks aid, Gaza’s mothers watch their children starve
Children carrying empty bottles raced after a water tanker in a devastated area of northern Gaza on Sunday.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Christian Science Monitor, 11 May 2025
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
Due to the potential for expansion up to 25 acres, additional air tankers were deployed.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2025
Fire engines and tankers, including from neighboring departments, had to bring in water.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 12 May 2025
Recommended Safety As Israel blocks aid, Gaza’s mothers watch their children starve
Children carrying empty bottles raced after a water tanker in a devastated area of northern Gaza on Sunday.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Christian Science Monitor, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tanker
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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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The first airline expected to receive a 777-9 in 2026, once the type is certified, will be Lufthansa, which has placed an order for 20 777-9s and seven 777-8 freighters.—
Marisa Garcia,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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That predecessor was wrecked May 9, 1980, when a freighter, lost in the vicious storm, broadsided the southbound span of the twin bridge and knocked down a 1,260-foot section of roadway.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2025
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Moving the supertanker of investor skepticism, ie doesn’t turn quickly, will take time.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes,
9 Oct. 2024
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Foreign Minister Gideon Saar appealed to Greece, Cyprus, Italy, and Croatia to deploy firefighting aircraft and helicopters, including large-capacity supertankers, to support Israeli efforts to contain the fast-moving blazes.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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Whole armies could be hidden, fleets of warships could vanish on the high seas, and even whole cities could be built in the hinterland and kept secret.—
David Szondy
May 31,
New Atlas,
31 May 2025
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Based on its silhouette, the researcher identified one of the warships as the Prince of Wales, positioned as the second ship in the single-line formation.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
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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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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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Judge, who embraced Soto on the field pregame, also made a pretty play, laying out for a looping Francisco Lindor liner in the third.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
19 May 2025
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When closed, the liner prevents most light from entering the room and provides complete privacy.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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Other deals reportedly in the works include providing Starlink satellite internet services to companies in the Middle East and tunneling firm, the Boring Company, building a transport system underneath Dubai.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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Directed by Chris Sanders (known for How to Train Your Dragon and Lilo & Stitch), the film, based on the books by Peter Brown, The Wild Robot follows a robot whose transport ship crashes in a tsunami, causing the robot to wash up on an island populated only by animals.—
Alex Apatoff,
People.com,
29 May 2025
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“Tanker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tanker. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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