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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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In 1986, a 520-foot freighter from South Korea scraped the underside of the bridge, destroying one of the ship’s radars.—
Joseph Goldstein,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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Two-thirds of the 155 that Boeing sold were configured as freighters, including the final one that left the factory in 2023.—
Jeremy Bogaisky,
Forbes.com,
14 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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Back then, the steamer was the first to push content out in 4K and later HDR.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
4 June 2025
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When used together, the steamer and the mask boost curls’ retention and definition while tending to overall hair health.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
26 Apr. 2025
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The center has been closed for a a maintenance project, including a new pool liner and tile replacement, but is scheduled to reopen on Tuesday, June 3.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
2 June 2025
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Some hammocks are suitable for sleeping in and have built-in liners and mosquito nets.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
30 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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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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“Tanker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tanker. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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