bay

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The airman was rescued as Iranian forces converged on the spot, with US forces firing their weapons to keep them at bay, reports say.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

The ship’s log summary made note of “a large bay, which they named ‘the Bay of the Smokes,’ on account of the many smokes they saw there.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Some observers yelled at staffers and got in the face of Cathy Darling Allen, the longtime registrar, who installed a 7-foot metal fence to keep them at bay.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

But the shuttle wasn’t delivering the module anywhere—it resided for the entirety of its existence in space within the shuttle’s cargo bay, effectively a part of the shuttle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Percy held his breath, waiting for their Titan friend to be laid low with some terrible curse, but Bob seemed fine—a massive silvery bodyguard keeping death at bay with the world’s most terrifying cleaning implement.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan