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tub

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as in vat

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Recent Examples of tub Fill the tub, mixing lukewarm water with detergent with your hand. — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 19 Oct. 2026 But a tub of saltwater isn’t a mattress made by hand in a place literally called the Dream Factory, according to the Hästens catalog. — Jaklin Romine oct. 15, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 The primary suite, on the other hand, focuses on numero uno, offering custom closets and a bathroom with both a soaking tub and a separate shower. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2026 The bathroom’s been updated, too, with a soaking tub and blocky tiling. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 12 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tub

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Noun

After fermentation the wine was aged on the lees in stainless steel vats with frequent stirring of the fine lees.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2026
Some carts were stacked high with metal steamers, while others held vats of boiling water to blanch tender stalks of gai lan.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

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Depending on what the alleged hooker’s name was, maybe York was just trying to stay under the Valerie cap?

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
Skipper and scrumhalf Lucu darted over after a strong run into contact from his hooker Lamothe and touched down on the half-hour to score France’s fourth try, securing a bonus competition point.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026

Definition of hooker

Noun

Additional features include a media room, three office areas, breakfast nook, lap pool, hot tub room, wet bar, expansive deck, hardwired security system, two wells and a 1,000-gallon cistern.

— Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2026
One production detail was unplanned, according to the distillery—apparently, the new make spirit for this release was stored in the cistern room for six days because of a holiday weekend, which is longer than usual.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of cistern

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As the balloon and its occupants fell to the ground, the nylon envelope and the gondola separated, and the wreckage scattered over a roughly 100-yard area, parts of it blackened by the explosion and resulting fire.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
For a unique experience, book a hot-air balloon ride, hop aboard the Napa Valley Wine Train, or cruise along the Napa River in a gondola.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026

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In a separate case, he is accused of accepting millions of dollars from a disgraced banker.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
The son of former president Jair Bolsonaro is under investigation over ties to a banker accused of financial misconduct and to a man suspected of money laundering.

— Sammy Westfall, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of banker

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One day later, another incident occurred in the evening involving a whaleboat that caught fire and capsized near the province’s Lukolela territory, AP, Al Jazeera and Sky News said, citing Congo’s humanitarian affairs ministry.

— Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
And since each ship carried three to five whaleboats, the amount of rope needed just to conduct whaling operations on one whaleship was as much as ten thousand feet.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025

Definition of whaleboat

Noun

An array of pillars, permanent marks, the imposing Napoleonic-era Spitbank Fort, as well as the comings-and-goings of ferries and even the hovercraft going back and forth between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight.

— Andrew Rice, New York Times, 26 July 2026
The hovercraft tragedy underscores the rapidly changing weather conditions, dangerous waves and strong winds associated with Lake Baikal, reports indicated.

— Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2026

Definition of hovercraft

Noun

The fantasy is well established, and arrives via water taxi with a Negroni upon landing.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026
Highlights and experiences It is always a special event stepping out of Venice’s airport onto a pontoon and a polished mahogany water taxi that drops you off canalside near your hotel, after a purr through the Grand Canal.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026

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