submarine
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In April 1917, the German submarine UC-30 was making its way through waters near Rømø after abandoning a mission to Ireland because of engine problems.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
India accounts for roughly 20% of global consumption of data, but is connected to only about 3% of the world's submarine cables.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
"It is especially important for anti-submarine warfare and submarine warfare."
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
The company’s extensive fiber and submarine cable infrastructure should continue to benefit from Malaysia’s data center expansion and AI adoption, he adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Only two months after Sputnik, the US Navy ordered the construction of the USS George Washington, the world's first nuclear-armed submarine.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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Trade and defence procurement: Canada has been on a "buy European" spree of late, purchasing German attack submarines, for example, and airborne early-warning planes from Sweden's Saab.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
German submarines attempted to approach British vessels unseen and destroy them.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
"How are we going to be at war with Canada? They're going to take their two set submarines from the Edmonton Mall and sic them on us?"
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
“There’s an incredibly safe record of having reactors that are within ships or submarines, and multiple of them, and they’re all over the world,” Asante said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
“One of the submarines delivered him to shore. Guards are bringing him up now.”
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
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The historical odds will be against the Nets, who have been submarined by Durant’s January knee sprain, Harden’s February departure and Irving’s part-time availability because of his unvaccinated status.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 28, 2022
Theoretically, those Sunday figures could be submarined by a handful of meaningless rounds where Finau was never in the tournament mix.
From Golf Digest ● Feb. 3, 2020
Watt submarined under Havenstein and sacked Goff for an eight-yard loss on a second-and-nine play late in the second quarter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2019
You can imagine my disappointment when the performance was submarined by a microphone mishap, one that introduced unexpected, tinny plonks to the mix and seemingly pushed the British star out of tune.
From The Verge ● Feb. 16, 2016
When "submarined" crews are rescued the sailors willingly give up their comfortable berths and do everything else in their power to make the shipwrecked mariners comfortable.
From Our Navy in the War by Lawrence Perry
The Cyclones shot 32% in the second half, submarining their own cause further by turning the ball over 18 times.
From Fox News ● Mar. 26, 2022
Quisenberry, a submarining closer with a world-class wit, won five Rolaids Relief Man awards for the Royals in the 1980s.
From New York Times ● Feb. 24, 2022
Chicago had the bases loaded with one out when submarining right-hander Tyler Rogers caught Willson Contreras looking at an 84 mph fastball on a 3-2 count.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 12, 2021
Wall’s health problems sabotaged the 2017-18 season, they are submarining the ongoing 2018-19 season, and now they threaten the 2019-20 campaign 10 months before it will officially begin.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 5, 2019
But instead I am this sphere of darkness submarining through the halls.
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
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