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port

[pawrt, pohrt] / pɔrt, poʊrt /


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Satellite images showed smoke billowing from a damaged ship and the administrative section of the port on 4 March, while multiple ships were also heavily damaged at Konarak naval base.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

He said: "This was a return from port where the boat was being serviced in Holland. It was not a fishing trip."

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

With shipping through Hormuz severely constrained, Saudi Arabia has been rerouting crude exports via its East-West pipeline to the Red Sea port of Yanbu.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Nearly three years after a catastrophic storm tore through eastern Libya's port city of Derna killing almost 4,000 people the city is getting back on its feet, but the trauma persists.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

Liam and Michael were leaving Maidin Bay to walk to the port of Galway.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff




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