berth
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But there is a wide berth of procedures between emergency and truly elective, leaving people in need of things like ACL tear repairs or minimally invasive heart procedures, where delaying could pose health risks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Knightsbridge wins the Pacific Classic at Del Mar, holding off Original Sin and Full Serrano to earn an automatic berth in the Breeders’ Cup.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
"Normally there's a queue, even out at sea, waiting for a berth."
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
We’ve all fallen for the blond forward who has rowed Norway to its first World Cup quarterfinal berth — and also for SoFi Stadium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
Razi steered around it first, giving it a wide berth until they found a suitable landing place.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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The Premier League secured one of the two berths for 2026-27 after Arsenal won 1-0 at Sporting on Tuesday.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026
Five teams from the section have received berths in the highest division over the last 14 years, but none since Fairfax in 2018.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026
That in itself is not an unusual number, as ships routinely wait their turn to load or unload at port berths in the region.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 6, 2026
Over six seasons, he led the team to three playoff berths and was once named coach of the year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
We couldn’t get berths in the sleeper car, so we dozed in our seats.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
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While rain battered Manhattan during Memorial Day weekend, more than 1,400 people packed into the hangar deck of the USS Intrepid, a World War II aircraft carrier permanently berthed at Midtown Manhattan’s Pier 86.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
Each “Book” occupies one side of a long bilateral vitrine, which commands the narrow gallery like a berthed aircraft carrier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
Then just after 10 p.m. on July 17, 1944, there was a massive explosion of munitions while the SS Quinault Victory and SS E. A. Bryan were berthed at the pier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2024
If more outfitting work is required on Glen Sannox, it will be moved to another part of the river so that Glen Rosa can be berthed beside the shipyard for completion.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2023
Tristran was given a berth with Oddness, the first mate, a quiet gentleman with large wings and a bad stammer, while Yvaine berthed in Meggot's cabin, and Meggot herself moved into a hammock.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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It had requested emergency berthing - but by the morning the Singapore-flagged vessel was alight.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2025
Giving evidence to a Senedd committee on Thursday, Ian Davies from Stena Line ports said the damage was caused by two ferries making "contact" with one of the berthing terminals.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2025
While electrification at the berthing docks is already underway in Seattle, grant programs in the legislation will support further electrification and the transition from diesel-powered machinery, not just in Washington but around the country.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 14, 2023
Turkey's Ceyhan port was ready to resume Iraqi crude oil loadings from storage on Tuesday, but bad weather was preventing vessels from berthing, a trade source with direct knowledge said.
From Reuters ● Feb. 7, 2023
He belongs to the Board of Health; he controls the entries and departures, the berthing at the anchorage, and general marine duties, but possesses no naval authority.
From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Sir Edward Belcher
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 14–18
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