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home ports

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plural of home port

as in seaports

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Officers followed the sounds of the gunfire to another floor, where a smoky haze limited their visibility.

— Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
There are sounds to adjust and effects to complete and even video game reenactments to perfect.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of sounds

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The Central Arizona Project — a system of canals and pumps which carry Colorado River water 336 miles across the desert to the Phoenix and Tucson areas — will be hit the hardest by new cuts.

— Alex Hager, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026
With art storage facilities, galleries, and museums clustered along its canals, Tennoz is one of Tokyo’s leading art districts.

— The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 31 Aug. 2026

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If Walter is in dire financial and legal straits, the NBA might feel urgency to part ways with him before his own chickens potentially come home to roost.

— Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
There is no indication that either insurer is in such dire straits.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of straits

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And given their preference for rocky environments over sandy lagoons and the crabs’ reproductive prowess, fishermen and experts alike are skeptical.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
The calm waters of the coastal lagoons are perfect habitat for green sea turtles, and July through September is the best time to spot them .

— Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

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