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cruise

[krooz] / kruz /
NOUN
sailing expedition
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Sue says there were only two half days of sailing where people could actually experience a river cruise.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Slate music critic Carl Wilson raves that Crisco is a “nostalgic pleasure cruise through pop-country styles of the past.”

From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026

Instead, participants were housed in wooden temporary units, on a cruise ship and in hotels.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

An undeterred Hilton doubled down on courting Latinos after that faux pas, visiting East L.A. multiple times and even serving tacos after a lowrider cruise.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

So that Sunday, I bade farewell to my grandma and got into the huge cruise ship that is Grampa’s car for the ride back to my actual life.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick

Passengers who paid thousands of pounds for European river cruises with Tui have described their anger after their itineraries changed to involve hours spent on coach trips instead.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

He is booked on a couple of Regent cruises but his family wonders if going solo will make him lonelier.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

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

The patrol car with flashing lights cruises down the street.

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas

Although it could fly at higher altitudes, the Hindenburg typically cruised between 600 and 800 feet, low enough to leave the windows open.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Derrick Henry also scored twice before half-time to move into third on the all-time list for rushing touchdowns, then added another as the Ravens cruised to a 41-23 win.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

However, not only was the 2022 Wimbledon champion able to play, but she cruised through her opening four matches thanks to a huge service game which rarely allowed opponents to get into points.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Snell had cruised through the first two innings, a Texas leaguer into shallow right field the only blemish on an otherwise perfect beginning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

Hence, practically the moment Kyril Montana’s unmarked Galaxie cruised unobtrusively into Milagro, it appeared on the town’s telephonic radar screen, and its progress was tracked with interest by many of the town’s inhabitants.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

Pakistan had already lost the series in England in 2006, yet were cruising to victory in the final Test at The Oval.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Though the culture never disappeared since the heyday of cruising in the 1980s and 1990s, interest in lowriding has surged in recent years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

The third match saw Auston Kim and Rose Zhang from the US dominating Nastasia Nadaud and Leona Maguire, never slipping behind and cruising to a 3&2 win.

From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026

Lyons has since returned to luxury cruising but doesn’t go solo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Another hovercar had come into view, cruising down the river just above the height of the bridges.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld




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