vessels
Example Sentences
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Chinese vessels have also used water cannon and other tactics to ward off Philippine boats from disputed features.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
The Gulf is dotted with US military installations, including in the UAE, which said on Tuesday that Iran had fired two ballistic missiles at vessels off its coast.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Because springing for and maintaining a fleet of its own is costly, ICE has historically outsourced its deportation flights to private companies or used military and Coast Guard vessels.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
And he added: "Our intention to directly award four vessels continues to undergo full due diligence further to next steps which will be announced to parliament in due course."
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
It was spirit of the body—the clear fluid pumped by the second heart through its own network of vessels, subtler and more mysterious than the primary vascular system.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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