very

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Fully laden massive oil tankers, or Very Large Crude Carriers, also cannot transit through the Panama Canal due to size constraints.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

“I didn’t really think about it that much, to be honest. Very quickly I was just taken with his vision.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

“There’s something very sad when they take football away from many, many people. Very sad. I don’t like it,” he said.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

The Mike Vrabel Situation Has Gotten Very Awkward in New England: In an ideal world, the fiasco involving the Patriots coach and Dianna Russini could be a private matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

Very early on the morning of October 24, just hours before the blockade went into effect, the freighter Aleksandrovsk pulled into the port of Isabela de Sagua, Cuba.

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