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port

[pawrt, pohrt] / pɔrt, poʊrt /


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The port will create the land for the project through a massive dredge-and-fill operation in the water.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

Travellers had earlier faced up to two hours' delay reaching the port and up to a further two and half hours to complete processing at the terminal on Saturday morning.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

The closest attacks have hit Yanbu, a Red Sea port some 200 miles away.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

The port said they had escalated the "challenging situation" with border authorities, and the change would help clear queues at the terminal and congestion on surrounding roads.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

A group of Jews who tried to sail south from the port of Cádiz to the kingdom of Fez died in a terrible fire.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar




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