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Noun
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Long before the Kraken haunted sailors’ tales, something just as monstrous actually cruised the ancient seas — and scientists just found the proof.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026 -
In the days leading up to it, there are parties and gatherings at yacht clubs for sailors from all around who have built friendships off the water through the years.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This lead seamen to believe that the bananas had caused the ship to sink, and the superstition continues to stay in effect around docks down South.—
Abby Fribush,
Southern Living,
7 Apr. 2026
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There are no shortage of headlines about the alarming numbers of soldiers and seamen and Marines being overweight.—
Noelle Wiehe,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Las Cascadas de Agua Azul is a series of waterfalls marked by a surreal blue color, which can most likely be explained by its high level of carbonate salts.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Apr. 2026
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Kids can pour and stir the salts, count out drops of essential oil and help spoon the mixture into small glass jars.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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People too often imagine the Church as having played second fiddle in colonial history, jumping on opportunities opened up by the actions of kings, navigators, and merchants.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Apr. 2026
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Middleware companies risk becoming the next such layer — essential navigators of fragmentation that remind us the underlying architecture was never designed to work as a whole.—
Celina Yong,
STAT,
16 Apr. 2026
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She was transported to a hospital, and vaginal swabs were collected for DNA evidence.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Apr. 2026
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Four health workers went door to door with suitcases full of swabs and vials.—
Chris Bowling,
ProPublica,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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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In Outbound, 2023, oarsmen paddle a boat out to sea, escorted by sinister seagulls.—
James Meyer,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
Noun
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When Rockwell brought in outdoorsy ephemera like boat oars, snowshoes, and flags, the clients weren’t sure about it.—
Hannah Martin,
Architectural Digest,
16 Apr. 2026
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Long metal rods doubled as swords, oars and crutches — used as both an artistic instrument and a tool to help actors with amputations keep balance.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Mummification experts at Saqqara drew on a continental network that supplied oils, tars and resins, combining these materials with specialized techniques of antisepsis, embalming, wrapping and coffin sealing.—
R. Alexander Bentley,
The Conversation,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Pullers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pullers. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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