docking
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Pictures last week of the USS Abraham Lincoln docking in Thailand with a rusting hull after a gruelling nine months at sea in the Gulf were pounced on by Iran.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Lore holds that the first docking contest arose from watermen debating their prowess.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
If you can’t fit on the one waiting in the docking area when you deplane, you’re stuck lingering for ages—a half hour or more, in some cases—until the next one arrives.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
These checks are intended to protect the Artemis III astronauts while they remain inside Orion during both docking tests.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
“This is the old docking bay,” Cymbeline explained.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
