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setting sail

VERB
get started on trip
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Here’s what’s new and how to experience all the islands’ wonders, whether biking through untouched jungles, interacting with local wildlife or setting sail on the region’s first superyacht.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

More than 900 Jewish refugees attempted to flee persecution in Nazi Germany by setting sail aboard the ship, which was turned away from Cuba and the United States.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

The international flotilla of some 100 boats, mostly setting sail from Barcelona on April 12, will head towards Gaza around April 20, according to the organisers.

From Barron's ● Apr. 4, 2026

Now, with tourism as this Indian Ocean country’s largest commodity, resort guests are setting sail into the turquoise waters with fishing rods in hand.

From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2026

I have heard people describe the moment, when setting sail in a ship, when one finally loses sight of the land.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro


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