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navy

[nay-vee] / ˈneɪ vi /


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"You are telling me, I can't come to school?" says a teenage girl in a navy blue Islamic headscarf, captured on video challenging a staff member at the entrance to her school.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Later, Meredith gushed when a King Charles Spaniel named Jack and his owner hit the runway in tailored navy plaid jackets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Fifteen years later, the Athenians sent their navy to the neutral island of Melos, demanding that the Melians abandon their neutral stance, join the Athenian-dominated Delian League, and pay tribute to Athens.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

But he refused to shed the navy and orange in the years after he went 106-62 and led the Bears to seven playoff appearances in 11 seasons.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

When the United States entered World War II, he tried to enlist as a navy pilot.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

Until three years ago these kinds of incidents had almost disappeared in this area once notorious for hijackings, following a concerted security operation involving several navies.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

New Zealand and Indonesia have said they are considering the Mogami as they upgrade their navies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026

What’s become apparent, Meade posits, is that control of the oceans through navies is no longer straightforward either.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 21, 2026

Yet the capacity of navies to carry out this type of operation has diminished over the years.

From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026

Seeking security in military superiority, they recruited ever larger armies and navies, piled up more and more of the latest new weapons, and built wider and stronger fortifications along their national borders.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman


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