sail
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Where the ship couldn't sail sections of the river, we arranged coach transfers, hotel stays and adjusted travel arrangements to minimise transfer times so customers could still visit destinations, including Budapest, Vienna and Bratislava.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
"Our main concern is his arrival won't be safe," she told AFP from Malaysia, requesting anonymity for security reasons after losing contact with her brother before the vessels set sail.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
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
Then, in safer waters, national or third-party vessels await for ship-to-ship transfers from the convoys to then sail to the buyer’s final destinations.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
Privately he paid still more to the captain to make sure they would travel at full sail, no matter the weather.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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From a governess in Pondicherry she learns etiquette, charm and culture, and at 13 she sails for Paris determined to become a society lady.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
A general-election victory for Mr. El-Sayed in an important swing state would put wind in the sails of the mobilizers as Democrats turn toward 2028.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
As she’s recently learned, it’s an adventure that sails smack into islands of musky internet trolls and clashes with cinematic and literary titans like Christopher Nolan and Joyce Carol Oates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Once Kiki leaves her village with her constant companion Jiji, a talking cat, she sails through the skies, albeit insecurely.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
A sailboat, its sails down, motored up the river.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
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The vessel sailed through the Arctic's Northern Sea Route before making port calls at Felixstowe in Britain, Rotterdam in the Netherlands and Gdansk in Poland, and returning via the same route.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
The vessel then sailed overnight - meaning no chance to take in the scenery - to Krems.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
When she was around 18 years old, records show she sailed with her enslavers to the Netherlands, where in 1774–75 Dutch artist Jeremias Schultz painted her portrait with an opulence reserved only for high society.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
So Maiava let one fly down the middle of the field, and the pass sailed into a crowd of Duck defensive backs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
“Lafayette, we are here!” the Americans announced—a tribute to the Marquis de Lafayette, who sailed to America at the age of nineteen and served as a volunteer under George Washington during the American Revolutionary War.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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Sue says there were only two half days of sailing where people could actually experience a river cruise.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
According to the available information, one vessel was carrying wheat and heading south, while the other -- which sank -- was sailing north, Radev said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
We got lost once, and our entourage received several perplexed glances from workers, but otherwise it was smooth sailing.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
It was a staggering defeat of a sailing behemoth, a Billie Jean King vs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
An enormous French fleet was attempting to invade England by sailing up the Solent Strait and overpowering the British fleet and the naval facilities at Portsmouth.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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