sail
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Would an infusion of paper money not, at least, have softened the price-chopping transition to steam from sail, to rails from horses and to machinery from manpower?
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
The ships, sometimes uninsured, have hidden owners and sail under “flags of convenience” from countries that pay little scrutiny to what the vessels are doing.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
More than 50 boats taking part in the flotilla set sail from Turkey last Thursday.
From BBC • May 20, 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 teeth behind his ash-gray lips gleamed white as a crisp new sail.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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