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Recent Examples of supertanker
Managers of offshore oil rigs, supertankers, and Antarctic research stations all appreciate the importance of food to maintaining group morale and productivity in isolated, remote, and confined situations.
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Nicola Twilley, WIRED, 11 Feb. 2020
Satellite imagery captured by the European Space Agency’s Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission on Sept. 25 shows a number of VLCC supertankers in the waters around Kharg Island, Iran’s principal oil export terminal.
—Natasha Turak, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
Satellite imagery captured by the European Space Agency’s Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission on Sept. 25 shows a number of VLCC (very large crude carrier) supertankers in the waters around Kharg Island, Iran’s principal oil export terminal.
—Natasha Turak, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
Real estate policy support is like turning a supertanker.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
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Nicola Twilley, WIRED, 11 Feb. 2020
Satellite imagery captured by the European Space Agency’s Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission on Sept. 25 shows a number of VLCC supertankers in the waters around Kharg Island, Iran’s principal oil export terminal.
—Natasha Turak, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
Satellite imagery captured by the European Space Agency’s Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission on Sept. 25 shows a number of VLCC (very large crude carrier) supertankers in the waters around Kharg Island, Iran’s principal oil export terminal.
—Natasha Turak, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
Real estate policy support is like turning a supertanker.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supertanker
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Sure enough, Spenser’s workers had quickly filled a tanker with keys and keys of coke, and Henry and Garza were set to provide a police escort.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
27 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, given Boeing’s dismal record of performance problems and cost overruns on both civilian airliners and defense systems like the Osprey aircraft and the KC-46 refueling tanker, accelerating spending on the company’s new F-47 combat aircraft program is not prudent.—
William Hartung,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Before boarding the barge in Inverness, travelers can visit Culloden Moor, the scene of the famous 1746 battle, a pivotal moment in Outlander and Clava Cairns, the burial site of a prehistoric clan chieftain, widely believed to have inspired the standing stones of Craigh na Dun in the series.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Usually accommodating 6 to 12 passengers, the barges can navigate canals dating back to the early 1600s.—
Jeri Clausing,
AFAR Media,
10 Apr. 2025
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That was the day a freighter called the Summit Venture hit the southbound span of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2025
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The report said that air carriers including Air China, China Cargo Airline and China Southern Airlines are among those planning to cancel freighter services between China and the U.S.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
1 May 2025
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The breakthrough came soon after, with a roving assignment aboard the Quaker City, a steamship bound for Palestine.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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The Carpathia, the steamship that raced to the site of the disaster, picked up just over 700 survivors from the Titanic’s too-few and too sparsely filled lifeboats.—
Greg Daugherty,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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For the two European warships, the Spey is one of two Royal Navy vessels deployed to the Indo-Pacific region.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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At the time, officials said the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, a coalition of U.S. warships deployed to the Red Sea, and an air wing remained fully mission-capable.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2025
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The bi-level superliner cars offer a higher vantage point, Magliari said.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2024
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With daily departures from Chicago Union station, the superliner service rumbles through Illinois chasing mile after mile of golden-red corn fields before thudding over the Mississippi river into Iowa.—
Monisha Rajesh,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Oct. 2022
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Portable steamers and irons are bulky and require an outlet, time, and patience.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Apr. 2025
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This professional garment steamer with foot pedal power control from Macy's is powerful and is ready to steam fast.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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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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“Supertanker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supertanker. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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