boat
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The mostly middle-aged crowd featured men in boat shoes and women with jewelry at an outdoor space where boats docked near the restaurant.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
Each boat considered at risk is disinfected by teams who wear whole face masks and boots.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
And Hoy gunned his boat for the day’s first run.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The cargo boat is embarking on a three-and-a-half week journey from Bangkok to California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
He named the small boat the Wreck-less on account of it not suffering a big hole that would cause it to sink.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
The mostly middle-aged crowd featured men in boat shoes and women with jewelry at an outdoor space where boats docked near the restaurant.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
The group said there had also been a "significant increase in the presence of unidentified speed boats linked to different armed groups in Libya".
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
A hot sun beat down on the Pocomoke River when Tracy and Steve Hurley claimed choice seats two hours before the Aug. 15 showdown featuring 10 boats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
As the sun dips below the horizon, a fleet of onlookers on jet skis and boats idle on the water to catch a peek of the vivacious scene.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
“Wait! The boats are on the beach right where the fishermen’s houses are. We can’t go there now without attracting attention. It’s going to be dark soon; we’ll go then.”
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
This summer, ProPublica journalists hiked and boated across Rubkona County, the epicenter of South Sudan’s outbreak and home to the country’s largest refugee camp, to interview families that the U.S. cut off from help.
From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2025
Wallace encouraged people — even those who have boated a lot — to hire a seasoned captain when they visit Tahoe and want to get out on the water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2025
"Nowadays it has to be boated off. It's just not realistic at all. But it captures everyone's imagination."
From BBC ● May 5, 2025
The film shifts to black and white as the action moves inside a building less adorned than the ones the man has boated past, but grand, even so.
From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2024
The sky scowled down upon us, threatening rain as we boated over to Southwark and joined the throng of bearbaiters and playgoers.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
Residents of the city, which is nestled in the Appalachian foothills with the Tennessee River running through the heart of a lively downtown, enjoy a variety of outdoor activities including hiking, biking and boating.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
The city sees the latest return of boating as one part of a broader effort to bring more people and activity to MacArthur Park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
They have helped the boating industry navigate the choppy economy better than others that make pricey discretionary goods, such as RVs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Wells, 18, did not return with friends from a boating trip to Horn Island on 4 July and his body was found in the water two days later.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
He wavered a little when the Mellower talked about how he rescued Rita from a boating accident.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
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