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The largest piece of hardware for NASA’s Artemis III mission arrived at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on Monday after a trip by barge from its factory in New Orleans, Florida Today reports.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2026 -
The barge is now expected to go around the northern tip of Denmark via the strait of Skagerrak toward the North Sea.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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The steady uptick on the digital side of the ledger has helped keep local sports viewership on an even keel despite the ongoing disruption of the legacy TV model.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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There’s no keel, so the skilled oarsmen work hard to steer them with each stroke.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Apr. 2026
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Others are banned entirely, including strike anywhere matches, torch lighters, and flammable aerosols like spray paint.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Aug. 2025
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Guns, knives, lighters and cop cars are seen during a series of intense fast cuts.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
22 July 2025
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Right-hander Grant Holmes started throwing effective cutters, and the Rockies failed to adjust.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
2 May 2026
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Munetaka Murakami blasted a cutter from Jake Woodford over the right-field wall for a home run in the ninth inning of the March 26 season opener against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Lockwood’s music instills joy in listening, and such revitalized desire leaves your body freshly tender, sensitive to whatever pierces the ear.—
Joshua Minsoo Kim,
Pitchfork,
28 Apr. 2026
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The impressive ode to Consuelo Oceguera’s recipe comes loaded, intense and tender, each taco generously garnished with sharp white onion and fragrant feathery cilantro, plus a seriously spicy salsa verde on the side.—
Louisa Kung Liu Chu,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Best Bars Bar One Travel by dinghy or water taxi from the main island to Bar One, a floating bar anchored offshore in Admiralty Bay.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Apr. 2026
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Since the water taxi launched in January, there have been more than 1,000 riders a day, on average, according to data the city of Miami Beach provided to the Miami Herald.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
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The lifeboat later became the subject of controversy after its occupants did not return to rescue others in the water.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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Earth was just this lifeboat hanging undisturbingly in the universe.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Blasetti is facing grand larceny charges for allegedly swiping a keelboat from the Dyckman Marina in Inwood around noon Saturday and rowed it to a trimaran moored out in the Hudson River.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
24 July 2025
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Most of the time, a small keelboat barely exceeds 10 knots of speed (11.5mph).—
Andrew Rice,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Narrow boat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrow%20boat. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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