flotilla
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Some 20 French boats set sail from Marseille on Saturday to join up with an international flotilla making a renewed effort to break an Israeli blockade and deliver aid to Gaza, AFP reporters saw.
From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026
Marine flotilla may be on its way to Kharg Island, where it would need constant overhead protection against Iranian drones and missiles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
In another effort to send aid to Cuba, an international coalition is preparing to send a flotilla with resources in March to the Caribbean archipelago.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
"We have a large armada, flotilla, call it whatever you want, heading toward Iran right now, even larger than what we had in Venezuela," the Republican president told reporters in the Oval Office.
From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026
With Nixonian cunning, Calliope unwrapped and flushed away a flotilla of unused Tampax.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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