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Recent Examples of tanker
The latest: Angry Kitten is being mounted to A-10 and C-130 warplanes, and there's interest among the tanker community, namely KC-46 and -135, according to the Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center.
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Colin Demarest, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
Alaska Airlines has invested in the project and the US Air Force has awarded a $235 million contract for a demonstrator that could serve as an air refueling tanker, cargo or transport aircraft.
—Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Russia responded by using a shadow fleet of tankers whose ties to Moscow were hidden to transport the commodity which continues to generate high revenues for the Kremlin, despite sanctions.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
The Pickens County Sheriff's Office posted an update late Saturday saying crews had ceased operations and would resume Sunday morning with ground personnel and machinery and assistance from helicopters and air tankers.
—Associated Press, TIME, 23 Mar. 2025
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Colin Demarest, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
Alaska Airlines has invested in the project and the US Air Force has awarded a $235 million contract for a demonstrator that could serve as an air refueling tanker, cargo or transport aircraft.
—Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Russia responded by using a shadow fleet of tankers whose ties to Moscow were hidden to transport the commodity which continues to generate high revenues for the Kremlin, despite sanctions.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
The Pickens County Sheriff's Office posted an update late Saturday saying crews had ceased operations and would resume Sunday morning with ground personnel and machinery and assistance from helicopters and air tankers.
—Associated Press, TIME, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tanker
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The key objective of the New Glenn's first uncrewed spaceflight last month was for the second stage of the vehicle to safely reach orbit before Blue Origin attempted to land the rocket booster, or first stage, on a barge several hundred miles offshore in the Atlantic.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
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The pieces were lifted by a crane and placed onto a barge with other parts recovered from the flight that took off from Wichita, Kansas, Wednesday for Washington's Reagan National Airport with 60 passengers and four crew members on board.—
Alex Sundby,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2025
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The agency had said mission teams would inspect the freighter over the coming days to determine if Cygnus itself was still intact.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Chris Cook, Maersk’s managing director for South Asia, told the Economic Times that the company would explore the potential and feasibility of investing in dedicated air freighters and partnerships in the green fuel segment in India.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
12 Mar. 2025
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So how did Archie Norman and CEO Stuart Machin even begin to turn around such a supertanker?—
Natalie Berg,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Moving the economy and the housing market higher are two other supertankers that will take time.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes,
9 Oct. 2024
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Latest footage released by the U.S. Central Command on X shows missiles were fired from a warship and fighter jets were launched from the Harry S. Truman to strike the Houthis.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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The oilers are particularly needed in the Indo-Pacific and Persian Gulf — areas regularly patrolled by warships based in San Diego, Hawaii, Washington state and sites in Japan.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
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In 1925, Evangelina Rodríguez stepped off a steamship in her hometown of San Pedro de Macorís.—
Laura Gómez,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2025
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The survivors yelled for help when a steamship passed them during the night, but without flares to signal they were not seen.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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While steaming, be sure to hold the steamer nozzle upright so hot water doesn't spill or dribble out.—
Katelyn Squiers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Apr. 2025
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What is the difference between a (portable) steamer and iron?—
Kristine Thomason,
Vogue,
27 Mar. 2025
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Houston scored again in the sixth to pull within two, an inning that could have been much worse had Harrison Bader’s diving catch on an Alvarez liner to left field not saved a run, or potentially even two.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
6 Apr. 2025
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These are all well and good, but none of them depict the medical emergencies that may occur on a luxury cruise liner called The Odyssey gliding through the Caribbean.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
1 Apr. 2025
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High quality names include those that are in the top two quintiles for quality, while bond proxies or defensive yield plays include real estate investment trusts, railroad and transport infrastructure.—
Darla Mercado, CFP®,
CNBC,
1 Apr. 2025
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These currents transport heat, affecting ecosystems from the sea surface to the abyss, and this new data can increase our knowledge into them.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Tanker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tanker. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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