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berth

[burth] / bɜrθ /




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But giving this absolute unit a wide berth has become more challenging as his viral fame grows, because humans keep crowding Neil, getting dangerously close and perhaps forgetting that he is a wild animal.

From Salon Jul. 7, 2026

Nonetheless Yale University Press has given the British historian Alec Ryrie a wide berth to write “The World’s Reformation,” a highly readable, sweeping and intrigue-filled story of Protestant missions among non-Europeans between 1560 and 1800.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

There has been conjecture over who will play in the central attacking berth for England after the emergence of Aston Villa's Morgan Rogers as a viable option in the position.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2026

"I think they can achieve a lot. I think a quarter-final berth would be expected at this stage," said 43-year-old fan Eric Gordon, attending with his young nephew Oliver.

From Barron's Jun. 9, 2026

The baboons gave her trees a wide berth, however.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

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

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

Not everyone has to like the teams that earned Super Bowl berths and the states they call home, either.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 26, 2026

Don Hume and Roger Morris lay retching in their berths aboard the Manhattan that morning.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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

Another 57 containers were reported damaged after the ship berthed at the Port of Long Beach.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 19, 2026

Beginning in 1903, it was berthed in Venice, if you can say “berthed” about a vessel that wasn’t a real ship.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2025

"The great cog Saduleon is berthed at the end of the quay, and the galleys Summer Sun and Joso’s Prank are anchored beyond the breakwater."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

CalMac, which is also owned by the Scottish government, will now spend six-and-a-half weeks conducting crew familiarisation and harbour berthing trials.

From BBC Nov. 21, 2024

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

Portland Port previously said berthing the migrant barge is the right thing to do.

From BBC Jul. 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

To him each midshipman reported, saluting, stated his name, and received his berthing.

From Dave Darrin's Second Year at Annapolis Or, Two Midshipmen as Naval Academy "Youngsters" by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)




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