vessel
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At first, doctors were worried cabin pressure could cause a blood vessel to burst, but have now given Olivia clearance to fly home.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Complications commence when a space research vessel smashes into Prodigy Corp.-controlled Bangkok.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Ship-tracking firm Kpler said it confirmed just 10 vessel crossings of the Strait of Hormuz this past weekend, lower than a week earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Prosecutors said that "taking control of the vessel proved necessary".
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
It was considered too dangerous because of the possibility of the towline becoming tangled in the Hunley’s propeller, or because the “torpedo” could drift and slam into the Hunley instead of the enemy vessel.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
Vocabulary lists containing vessel
The Emancipation Proclamation (1862)
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"O Captain! My Captain!" by Walt Whitman
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