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berth

[burth] / bɜrθ /




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But during Claire’s 11-year tenure as GM, the Dodgers won a World Series, two division titles, a wild-card berth and a first-place finish in the strike-shortened 1994 season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

This is their eighth playoff berth in the past nine years, a remarkable achievement considering all of their disadvantages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

But Ramsdale quickly fell behind Raya in the pecking order in 2023-24 and lost his starting berth after just four league games.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

It’s worked well enough: They’re virtual locks for a National League wild-card berth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

There, at berth twenty-two, was a trim-looking schooner with Ferolind written on its side.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

Rigs are standing still, while oil-loading berths along the Persian Gulf are empty.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

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

Attacks targeted Iraq’s Majnoon oilfield and a tanker near Fujairah, U.A.E., leading to the suspension of loading berths.

From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 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

We couldn’t get berths in the sleeper car, so we dozed in our seats.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan

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

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

It is currently berthed at Southampton docks, having arrived at about 08:00 from Cartagena Port in Spain.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2024

"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

In previous evidence to the Commons' Welsh Affairs Committee Ian Davies confirmed that there were "berthing incidents" on 6 and 7 December which rendered both ferry terminals inoperable.

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

Portland Port previously said providing berthing space for the barge was "the right thing to do".

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 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

It was not Mac's luck to disembark immediately on berthing, for his squadron were detailed to clean up the ship after all the men and horses had gone ashore.

From The Tale of a Trooper by Clutha N. (Clutha Nantes) Mackenzie




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