vessel
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The vessel was sanctioned by the Treasury Department in March for transporting millions of barrels of Iranian crude oil.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
"It is as if we are trapped in a pond. There's only one way out, and that's Hormuz," explains the captain of another vessel, Shafiqul Islam.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
Complications commence when a space research vessel smashes into Prodigy Corp.-controlled Bangkok.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Prosecutors said that "taking control of the vessel proved necessary".
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
The reactor vessel, which holds the fuel, control rods, and coolant, lies at the center of a nuclear reactor building.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
Vocabulary lists containing vessel
The Emancipation Proclamation (1862)
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"O Captain! My Captain!" by Walt Whitman
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