flagship

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Recent Examples of flagship Ferrero Group Improving sweet treats The Ferrero Group’s flagship product, Nutella, has been an indulgent breakfast fixture in Europe for over 60 years. Time Contributors, Time, 28 Apr. 2026 It’s packed with Razer’s flagship 30K Optical Sensor, providing tracking accuracy that works on almost any surface, even glass. Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 28 Apr. 2026 The firm advised the city to replace the existing Collister and Ustick branches with buildings that were 25,000 square feet or more, and eventually expand the flagship downtown branch — but didn’t advise building a new library in West Boise. Mark Dee april 28, Idaho Statesman, 28 Apr. 2026 The concerts will take place primarily at SummerStage’s flagship venue, Rumsey Playfield in Central Park. Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for flagship
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Noun
  • General Dynamics Bath Iron Works stated on April 28 that the warship had departed its Maine shipyard and entered open waters to undergo performance testing.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
  • That warship, an expeditionary sea base, is about the size of an aircraft carrier and can support helicopters and special forces.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • That’s what was being asked — for days — after the White Star Line’s famous steamship Titanic hit an iceberg and sank in the North Atlantic Ocean.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
  • There was no direct overland route, so cross-country mail got routed via steamship around South America.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Using highly specialized transporters, engineers maneuvered the top four-fifths of the SLS core stage, the section containing the liquid hydrogen tank, liquid oxygen tank, intertank, and forward skirt, from inside NASA Michoud to the agency’s Pegasus barge.
    Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The barge has taken measures to contain and collect the vegetable oil.
    Ashley Grams, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Russian freighter, known as Progress 95, is hauling about 3 tons of food, propellant and other supplies to the International Space Station (ISS).
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Operating six weekly flights with a dedicated FedEx Boeing 777 freighter, shipments from Vietnam are consolidated in Ho Chi Minh City before being transported to Singapore for a direct flight to Anchorage.
    Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The trooper’s unmarked cruiser crossed a double yellow line in Woburn and struck Schettino’s vehicle.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Amenities follow suit, with complimentary beach gear and cruiser bikes, a bocce court, and heated pools and a hot tub.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Grammy award-winning band was followed by a dozen corvettes carrying honorees and the university's new president, Dwayne Tucker.
    Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Hull numbers provided by Japan's Defense Ministry identified the Russian vessels as the frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov, the corvette Gremyashchy and a replenishment ship.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The tanker had departed from the port of Berbera and was heading to the Somali capital of Mogadishu when it was intercepted, a colonel with the Puntland Maritime Police Force told The Associated Press.
    ABC News, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • On Saturday, the Hoehne Fire Protection District shared a video of an air tanker assisting in the suppression efforts.
    Christa Swanson, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Trump is reportedly pursuing an international coalition to enable ships to transit the strait, and he is being briefed on military options, too.
    Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Docents opened the building with its Titanic exhibit only to find the premises flooded on April 15, the 114th anniversary of the infamous ship’s sinking.
    Gregory Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026

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“Flagship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flagship. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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