clipper
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Merchant Marine Academy still teaches cadets the story of Mary Ann Patten taking a clipper ship around Cape Horn.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025
He described himself as a "spiritual nomad", exploring paths through yoga, Buddhism, and Christian mysticism, and learned from the Dalai Lama - whom he gifted a tartan-pouched hair clipper in 1988.
From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025
Everyone on death row used the same nail clipper that a guard would hand them when they went to the shower, he said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2025
At a time when cruise lines are packing their ever-more-gargantuan ships with water parks and basketball courts, the 136-passenger Sea Cloud Spirit, with its old-fashioned clipper design and wooden decks, stands out.
From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2024
By the time Nailer looked up from his coughing, the clipper ships were gone.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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