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Recent Examples of freighter
The other is in December of 2004, the show’s current-day timeline where Desmond has landed on a freighter several miles offshore from the island where Oceanic Flight 815 crashed.
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Jen Chaney, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
The thick ice even temporarily stranded a Canadian cargo freighter.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
All seven crew members aboard the freighter were Chinese nationals, the Taiwan coast guard said.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2025
Miraculously, only one member of the Hooligan Navy was killed while serving, during a collision with a Dutch freighter.
—David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
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Jen Chaney, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
The thick ice even temporarily stranded a Canadian cargo freighter.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
All seven crew members aboard the freighter were Chinese nationals, the Taiwan coast guard said.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2025
Miraculously, only one member of the Hooligan Navy was killed while serving, during a collision with a Dutch freighter.
—David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freighter
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Told in first-person narrative with archival photos, the 225-page coffee-table book covers the family’s many setbacks and triumphs dating back to the early 1890s, when Jessop’s great-grandparents arrived in San Diego via steamship, rail and horsedrawn buggy.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Mar. 2025
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The wooden steamship — which measured 95 feet and weighed 82 gross tons — was built in 1873 in Stockton, New South Wales, according to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2025
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With past tanker seizures straining relations between Tehran and Washington, the move could escalate tensions further.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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But deploying firefighters, helicopters and water tankers is often based on human decisions.—
Devendra Goyal,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The barges appear to be connected in a continuous span, with the lead ship's ramp extended past the beach.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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In 2002, a freight barge struck a pier of Oklahoma’s Interstate 40 bridge after the towboat’s captain lost consciousness, collapsing a section of the bridge and killing 14.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA TODAY,
24 Mar. 2025
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Facing the threat posed by the Chinese navy, which has over 370 ships and submarines, the U.S. has sent warships to the Western Pacific Ocean following upgrades, including a laser-armed destroyer and an aircraft carrier that has stealth fighter jets embarked aboard.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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In February, Chinese warships held live-fire drills in waters near Vietnam in the Gulf of Tonkin, known as the Beibu Gulf in China, after Hanoi published a map defining its territorial claims there.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
14 Apr. 2025
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Use a Steamer Using a handheld clothing steamer is probably the most popular alternative to traditional ironing.—
Emily Williams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 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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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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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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This is the quartet’s 10th season aboard the 1898 steam ferryboat Berkeley.—
Beth Wood,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
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The intensifying trade war between the U.S. and China has hurt the equity outlook for both countries, as traders brace for what could be a painful and drawn out negotiating process.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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His bill would create a Connecticut Electricity Procurement Authority composed of energy traders who would search energy markets daily for favorable price fluctuations.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Freighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freighter. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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