cruise
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The UK is set to hand over blueprints for its British-French designed Storm Shadow cruise missiles to Ukraine – following a similar move from France – allowing Ukraine to produce the weapon domestically.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
But the Arizona woman found it difficult to meet other singles on a cruise, so now books trips through Road Scholar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Pick the right cruise line or travel company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
He said passengers were initially offered a 15% refund due to the air conditioning problems, which was increased to 40% when the cruise was cut short on the penultimate day.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
“He and Anastasia decided to wait until August eighteenth. They’ll leave for their cruise to the Bahamas the next morning.”
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
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Kathleen, a 70-year-old widow who lives in Illinois, says going on the cruises will take the widower out of his bubble and help take his mind off his grief.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
"Had I known that the air conditioning wasn't working, having gone on river cruises before, I wouldn't have gone," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Boomers tend to take longer trips and pack more bags—and don’t want to deal with schlepping them through airports and on and off cruises.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Meanwhile on the Rhine, some cargo vessels have been left stranded and river cruises have been cancelled.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
She was often chartered for special moonlight cruises, during which an elaborate loudspeaker system piped live music from the observation room throughout the ship.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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The Dodgers, with a 4-2 lead, cruised into the eighth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
She rode camels in Egypt, cruised the Nile River and hugged the pillars at Stonehenge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
As the world champion cruised to a comfortable victory, there was a tense fight for the remaining podium positions in the closing laps between Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
But he cruised into the Hall of Fame last December as the only person elected on an Era Committee ballot that included all-time home run leader Barry Bonds and seven-time Cy Young Award-winner Roger Clemens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
He made an awe-inspiring loop and cruised upside down beneath her.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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For some, though, the threat of incoming fun only cements their loyalty to quiet cruising.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
It captured the romantic appeal of cruising Los Angeles at night and became nothing less than an immediate local classic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
The South Americans were 2-0 up and seemingly cruising until Kylian Mbappe scored twice in a remarkable 90 seconds to take the final in Qatar to extra time.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
So she and relatives of at least five other trapped people stood in the road where rescue teams kept cruising past, and blocked it, demanding attention.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
The honking of car horns from students cruising by sounded far away.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
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