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pullers

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plural of puller

as in sailors

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A week ago nine Syrian sailors and one Egyptian were lost at sea from a ship that sank when hit by drones in Bulgaria’s Black Sea exclusive economic zone.

— Reuters, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026
Eleven sailors are missing following a drone attack on a vessel off the coast of Bulgaria, according to Bulgarian officials, prompting the country’s government to summon the Russian ambassador.

— Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of sailors

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Made famous by Jewish-style delis in Richmond, Virginia, to satisfy the appetites of local Navy seamen, the Sailor sandwich is a meat-centric indulgence.

— Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 15 July 2026
These outposts were intended to be manned by British seamen armed with antiaircraft weaponry.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026

Definition of seamen

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Liquid fuel salts operate at intense heat, often topping 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Under the ban, each homogeneous material that makes up a garment should not have a PFHxA concentration equal to or greater than 25 parts per billion (ppb) for the sum of PFHxA and its salts, while 1,000 ppb for the sum of its related substances.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

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That initiative pairs law enforcement with community navigators and credible messengers to engage at-risk young people and their families.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Celestial navigators who do this will need to account for the growing difference between UTC and UT1 when determining their precise position on Earth.

— Vahe Peroomian, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of navigators

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While Viking sagas mention rhythmic chants to aid oarsmen, the dramatic, coordinated movements seen today bear little resemblance to actual Viking rowing techniques.

— Bailey Berg, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Nonetheless, killing such huge creatures was exceptionally risky—and not just for the oarsmen and harpooners in the boats.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026

Definition of oarsmen

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Over millions of years, those extra abdominal oars were simplified, repurposed, and eventually erased entirely, leaving behind the streamlined six-legged architects of Earth’s terrestrial ecosystems.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
Behind them, Stephen Root is laughing at Kate O’Flynn holding a plastic owl over her face, while Hamish Linklater quietly tests out a pair of old-timey oars.

— Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of oars

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Mummification experts at Saqqara drew on a continental network that supplied oils, tars and resins, combining these materials with specialized techniques of antisepsis, embalming, wrapping and coffin sealing.

— R. Alexander Bentley, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026
The entire point of e-cigarettes is the health advantages gained by removing tars and other carcinogens from the smoke.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2018

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