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Example Sentences
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Those who make the journey often travel in poorly maintained and overcrowded vessels, making sea crossings more perilous for those aboard.
From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026
The rescue spacecraft developed by the US startup Katalyst is slated to lift off Tuesday at 1023 GMT from a Pacific Ocean atoll aboard a small rocket named Pegasus.
From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026
Argentine federal prosecutors opened an investigation into Adorni in March this year on suspicion of illicit enrichment, following an earlier probe into a trip by his wife to New York aboard the presidential plane.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026
NASA's upgraded Cold Atom Lab is back in operation aboard the International Space Station, giving researchers a powerful new way to investigate the fundamental nature of matter and advance the development of future quantum technologies.
From Science Daily • Jun. 23, 2026
On the night of April 22, after another night’s delay, John Wilkes Booth and David Herold finally climbed aboard the boat and rowed out into the Potomac toward Virginia.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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