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vessel

[ves-uhl] / ˈvɛs əl /




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Bloomberg News has reported that shipping companies would be expected to pay up to $2 million per vessel.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

The vessel activity was slightly higher on Thursday, according to Marine Traffic data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

It was the lunar monolith in front of them that gently redirected their small vessel of life around the natural satellite and toward home.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The researchers used mice lacking the CSE protein, first developed in 2008 when the protein was linked to blood vessel function and blood pressure regulation.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

In an emergency, the containment should trap gases that might escape from the inner chambers, but we rely on the reactor vessel to keep a nuclear reaction—and the radiation it produces—contained.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland