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overboard

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






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

From Salon Aug. 17, 2026

"Some people go really overboard," Jason tells me when we meet in Manchester.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Central Command, or Centcom, said this week that one sailor went overboard on Aug. 3, and that this person was “quickly and safely recovered.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

It added that no service members aboard the carrier have died and one sailor who fell overboard on August 3 "was quickly and safely recovered."

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

Luckily for Penelope, back on land Captain Strøm was the doting father to a houseful of tall, strong-limbed daughters, and it was not in his great Nordic heart to toss her overboard.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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