overboard
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Jones was 18 and working as a Merchant Navy chef when he went overboard on the Northern Star cruise liner in the English Channel in 1975.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt brought their A game, embracing method dressing without going overboard.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
Investors can hang loose for now, but probably shouldn’t go overboard.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
In “London Falling,” Patrick Radden Keefe investigates how Brettler, the well-educated son of loving parents, went overboard, and whether he was forced by mutual friends.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
In agony, Captain Smith leaped overboard to cool the burn.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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