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overboard

[oh-ver-bawrd, -bohrd] / ˈoʊ vərˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /






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A passenger on a Carnival Cruise Line ship returning to Long Beach from Mexico went overboard over the weekend and is still missing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

Just don’t go overboard with a too-extensive nighttime routine, says Dr. Feby Maria Puravath-Manikat, a sleep-medicine physician in the Bay Area.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

The court said the regulator's intentions were "laudable" but that it had "gone overboard".

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

One sailor who reportedly jumped overboard is only 19 — practically still a kid.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

He stumbled into Clarisse, almost knocking them both overboard.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan




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