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freighter

[frey-ter] / ˈfreɪ tər /


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The latest reported delays follow the group’s decision last year to put off the launch of a freighter version of the A350 due to broader supply chain disruption.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

“They fooled us,” says Victor, retired after a life as a freighter crewman.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 28, 2026

He said these included a French ship and a freighter from the UK.

From BBC Apr. 19, 2026

In one operation about 35 nautical miles from the small island of Gavdos, off Crete, a coastguard vessel, a Danish freighter and a helicopter took 365 people off a fishing boat, according to the agency.

From Barron's Dec. 26, 2025

They all peered down to see people boarding the freighter.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh




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