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home ports

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plural of home port

as in seaports

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And for more than two heady years, music lovers within a mile or two of the Sunset Junction area could groove to the wildly eclectic sounds of KBLT, a pirate radio station that operated from 1995 to 1998.

— Pat Saperstein, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026
To focus on the sounds, the venue eschews screens — there are no TVs at the Stomping Ground, and Paquette declined to put in one of those screens that promotes the beer selection.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of sounds

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In antiquity, Rome’s aqueducts and China’s canals and flood-control works were the pipelines of centuries of hegemony.

— NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
Much of it flows through the Central Arizona Project, the series of canals that run from the river to the Phoenix and Tucson areas.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of canals

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The disruption has sent transits through the straits of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandeb falling sharply after mostly recovering to their pre-war levels.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
Senior advocacy groups say the COLA is a strong reminder of the financial straits of many older people.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of straits

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Kyiv has accused Russian forces of mining nearby roads and using the remaining residents as human shields to prevent Ukraine’s army from conducting offensive operations in the town.

— Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026
Response teams are battling armed conflict, poor roads and violence from residents fueled by mistrust and misinformation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of roads

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The most direct routes to San Francisco and the East and South bays do not involve utilizing Highway 37.

— Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
The irony of Nordic wellness being the hottest lifestyle trend at the moment isn’t lost on Presnal, who grew up in the Turku archipelago surrounded by bays and lush forests.

— Lola Akinmade, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of bays

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The brackish lagoons are a fuel stop for birds crossing between Europe and Africa, making for a constantly rotating avian cast.

— Alexandra Marvar, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Napa and East Palo Alto impacts are mostly to natural lands like depressional wetlands, lagoons, and snowy plover habitat, while East Oakland is mainly due to BART and the Oakland Airport.

— Zoe Mintz, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of lagoons

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