sail
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The Mentor had set sail from New Bedford, Mass., the whaling capital of the United States, in July 1831, with a complement of 21 men led by Capt. Edward Barnard.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
“You could let the question marks and the avalanche of change put you in a corner. Or you can turn your sail around and allow that wind to push you forward.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Three infected people died on the cruise ship that set sail from Ushuaia in the southern Argentine Tierra del Fuego province on April 1.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
The cumulative fiscal cost of the Iran war could easily sail past $300 billion.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
For two hours they made steady progress at the oars, and then Shackleton judged the way clear enough to hoist sail.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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