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submarine

[suhb-muh-reen, suhb-muh-reen, suhb-muh-reen] / ˌsʌb məˈrin, ˈsʌb məˌrin, ˌsʌb məˈrin /


NOUN
sandwich
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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The memo includes several other directives aimed at improving submarine maintenance and repair and driving foreign investment into the U.S. shipbuilding sector as the Navy tries to increase the size of its fleet.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Goodwin's mechanical engineering division is a key supplier of components to UK and US frigate and submarine programmes.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

Nearby were a Japanese Aegis destroyer, a South Korean tank-landing ship and a Canadian patrol submarine.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

The same mechanism could help explain why hydrothermal sulfide deposits along submarine island arcs often contain unusually large amounts of gold.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

“Because that’s what he looks like to me. Only I never heard of a pirate in a submarine before.”

From "Wolfie & Fly" by Cary Fagan

The results may also apply to other demanding environments, including submarines, offshore oil platforms, and remote research stations.

From Science Daily Aug. 7, 2026

A decade later, in 2016, MPs formally approved building the new submarines.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

The Navy called the contract for submarines a “once-in a generation recapitalization” of its current fleet.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

General Dynamics Electric Boat and HII Newport News Shipbuilding received a $76.6 billion deal for nine Virginia-class and five Columbia-class nuclear submarines that will be delivered by 2038.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

The four submarines were to stay in position near Cuba.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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

The Marchioness of Strathdene and her airy husband reached England without being submarined, and there, to her great surprise, Kedzie found a whole new universe of things not quite right.

From We Can't Have Everything by Rupert Hughes

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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