shore leave
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During their first shore leave after nine months at sea, the sailors spoke about long stretches when they couldn’t speak with family at home and the stress of not knowing when the deployment would end.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
Normally arrival in a new port means loading and unloading cargo, shore leave, and ordering provisions.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2025
Times were different when Jerome Robbins choreographed “Fancy Free,” his 1944 one-act ballet about three sailors on shore leave.
From New York Times ● Feb. 14, 2023
An Israeli official said Ankara had submitted a preliminary request for the crew to disembark on shore leave.
From Reuters ● Sep. 4, 2022
The old man made his way through the handcarts and fishmongers fresh from the sea, stubbing his toes on the cobbles and bumping into sailors on shore leave.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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