berth

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The ships that are now stuck would also need about a day or two to berth, load and depart the congested terminals, depending on their cargo.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Uefa rules state that the berth in the lower competition has to be forfeited and passed to another league.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Giving them Iran’s berth would solve that problem but it would create another; who would replace Iraq in the playoff against the Suriname-Bolivia winner?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Miami lost the MAC championship game in 1999, and still received an at-large berth as a No. 10 seed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

They did not bestir themselves for us, but watched as we passed, dragging our cart, Jocko motionless behind us on his berth.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson