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vessel

[ves-uhl] / ˈvɛs əl /




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Determining where a ship going into the Gulf is headed in time to seize it might be more difficult, especially if the vessel claimed to be heading to a non-Iranian port, Rowlands said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

A fourth vessel, the Madagascar-flagged tanker Murlikishan, meanwhile crossed the strait westward into the Gulf on Tuesday morning through the Larak Island route.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

“From the beginning, the conceit was to summon all the types of experiences of Blackness in one place, the project being a vessel or container for all of that expression,” Halsey says.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

"In San Francisco Bay, the biggest threat to these whales is vessel traffic," said Lane.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

That’s a problem if you’re trying to get more water into the reactor vessel.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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