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overboard

[oh-ver-bawrd, -bohrd] / ˈoʊ vərˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /






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A few sailors reportedly tried to jump overboard.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

The court said the regulator's intentions were "laudable" but that it had "gone overboard".

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

One sailor who reportedly jumped overboard is only 19 — practically still a kid.

From Salon Aug. 17, 2026

It added that no service members aboard the carrier have died and one sailor who fell overboard on August 3 "was quickly and safely recovered."

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

His photograph was among those I’d found in the smashed trunk, and in an attempt to “dress up” for it he’d gone completely overboard: top hat, cane, monocle—the works.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs




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