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port

noun as in place for boat docking, traffic, and storage

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The eight-decade-old shell was found at one of the port’s six container terminals, according to a port spokesperson.

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He said "primary care optometrists" should be the first port of call for eyes, as GPs are experiencing capacity issues.

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Since October 2023, landlocked Ethiopia has been pushing for renewed access to the Red Sea, arguing that it had erred in relinquishing control of ports to Eritrea at the time of its independence.

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The Israeli government said "The vessels and the passengers are transferred to an Israeli port. All the passengers are safe and in good health," the Israeli government said.

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In Pisa, a group with brightly coloured flares stormed the airport runway, halting flights for a time, while in Naples dockworkers blockaded the port.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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