speedboat
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When the water is smooth, of course you’ll come out ahead in a little speedboat!
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Daniel Thomas, known to his supporters as Danny Tommo, had been filming the transfer from a yellow speedboat while giving commentary to a live stream audience of more than 15,000 people.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
On Monday, a speedboat carrying eight people, including five journalists working for local and international news agencies went missing near a volcano, Mount Anak Krakatau, in Banten province and a search is ongoing.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
He is quoted by VnExpress as saying that the speedboat may have capsized due to heavy winds and high waves.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
I don’t like the ocean too much after I fell out of Mister Lochana’s speedboat, but with my dad, I always feel safe.
From "Hurricane Child" by Kheryn Callender
In addition to a metal fence and a floating barrier installed earlier this week, Morocco had dispatched army officers, navy speedboats and drones to the border on Saturday.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
In a U.S. combat first, three unmanned speedboats attacked an Iranian submarine and ship facility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
The US military said it had struck over 80 targets including Iranian speedboats in response to Iranian attacks on ships in the vital Strait of Hormuz.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
U.S. authorities deny any part in the puzzling series of events, which involved a pair of 35-ton fishing craft — not the sleek speedboats typically pictured in Department of Defense videos of maritime strikes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
But he couldn’t resist a little modernity here and there; he sped around his lake in gleaming speedboats.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
