as in keel
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The 805 measures 83 feet in length with a beam just over 21 feet and a draft of between 11.2 feet on the standard keel and 8.7 feet on the shoal keel.—
Kathleen Turner,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025 -
The stage was set for an entirely forgivable drop in level, but Andreeva stayed on an even keel to win the next two sets, and with them, the title.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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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 second reliever to follow him, Calvin Faucher, served up the 2-0 belt-high cutter on the outer third of the plate that Machado sent 408 feet to left field.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2025
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But both brothers died when their cutter, the U.S.S. Tampa, was torpedoed by German U-boats.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 May 2025
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Dove/Torr Cottage, Centerport After a decade living on their yawl in Huntington Harbor and a stint upstate after his mother died, artists Arthur Dove and Helen Torr were able to purchase an old post-office building perched alongside Titus Mill Pond in 1938.—
airmail.news,
airmail.news,
27 July 2024
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Prior to the incident, Wilson had been aboard a 52-foot yawl named the Emerald with friends Oster and Colleen McGovern.—
Nicole Briese,
Peoplemag,
24 May 2024
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Two engines and one water tender are all continuing to fight the fire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
30 May 2025
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These sustainable vessels have become an important component of the show, and examples range from electric tenders, runabouts, e-foils, surfboards and paddleboards, all the way to the 165-foot Sanlorenzo Almax, with its unique diesel-hybrid propulsion system.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
28 May 2025
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The catchy, melodious songs are carefully curated to tug at heartstrings, with lyrics that reflect similar memories and moments in one’s life.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Netflix has won out in a tug of war for Richard Linklater‘s Breathless homage Nouvelle Vague after its Cannes Film Festival debut in the competition.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
26 May 2025
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Johnson then took two lighters from a display, two packs of cigarettes and removed a ring from Harris' finger.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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The Texas Department of Criminal Justice said Johnson then went behind the counter and stole cigarettes, lighters and cash from the register before dumping the lighter fluid on Harris and setting her on fire before exiting the store.—
Stepheny Price , Lorraine Taylor,
FOXNews.com,
21 May 2025
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The Princess of Wales has had plenty of practice with this in the past, as her first official engagement with Prince William in February 2011 was pouring champagne on a lifeboat in Wales a few months before their royal wedding, marking her first duty in a working royal role.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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Everything from lifeboat drills to hull design can trace its roots back to the hard lessons learned from Titanic’s fate.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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“Hoy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoy. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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