submarine
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The Royal Navy's newest Astute-class nuclear-powered submarine has arrived at its home port in Scotland.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Powerful earthquakes are one of the events capable of triggering these submarine landslides.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
Our first Columbia-class submarine won’t conduct a deterrent patrol until 2030.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Gap that separates Europe from North America and is the principal Russian submarine route to the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
It once served as a hospital ship but was most recently used as barracks for a submarine training school.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
In the UK, JD Wetherspoon pubs, a handful of major theatres, Comic-Con, some schools, and Faslane, home of the UK's nuclear submarines, have all chosen to ban them.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
U.S. and British forces have spotted Russian attack submarines in Irish waters at least twice since 2022.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Germany had a smaller surface fleet than Britain, so submarines became an important part of its strategy.
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
Fishermen of the Atlantic coast were being stalked by submarines.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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
A strained shoulder capsule submarined his comeback hopes in 2019.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2020
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
Twice in the last six weeks, Johnson has submarined the Lakers by being out front without being up front.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2019
"But if we were submarined," the captain pointed out, "the papers would go to the bottom."
From The Box with Broken Seals by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
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
Since 1995, patent terms last for 20 years from the date of application, making the submarining strategy impractical.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 6, 2021
But instead I am this sphere of darkness submarining through the halls.
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
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