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Recent Examples of clipper The clipper system will move from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast over the next 24 hours. —
Kathryn Prociv, NBC news, 24 Feb. 2026 Blizzard warnings are set to expire this evening, but several feet of snow are expected to remain on the ground for several days, while another clipper system is forecast to move through later this week, likely prolonging delays, though not necessarily causing a complete suspension of service. —Christopher Cann, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026 Michigan’s winter delivered another round of impactful snow and wind this week, adding to a season marked by quick‐moving clipper systems, Arctic air and persistent lake‐effect bands. —Brandi D. Addison, Freep.com, 18 Feb. 2026 Once the clipper system passes, a fresh surge of arctic air will push into the Ohio Valley on Friday night and settle in for the weekend. —Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for clipper
Kathryn Prociv, NBC news, 24 Feb. 2026 Blizzard warnings are set to expire this evening, but several feet of snow are expected to remain on the ground for several days, while another clipper system is forecast to move through later this week, likely prolonging delays, though not necessarily causing a complete suspension of service. —Christopher Cann, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026 Michigan’s winter delivered another round of impactful snow and wind this week, adding to a season marked by quick‐moving clipper systems, Arctic air and persistent lake‐effect bands. —Brandi D. Addison, Freep.com, 18 Feb. 2026 Once the clipper system passes, a fresh surge of arctic air will push into the Ohio Valley on Friday night and settle in for the weekend. —Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for clipper
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Then Vodnik threw a first-pitch cutter to Gavin Sheets.— Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
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The Coast Guard shared video of Air Force pararescuemen leaping from a C-130 Hercules airplane to meet the crew of a Coast Guard cutter on Sunday.— Kerry Breen, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
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Private speedboat or catamaran charters are nothing compared to the experience aboard the Friendship Rose, a classic Caribbean schooner with soaring sails built by hand on the sands of Bequia's Friendship Bay several decades ago.— Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2026
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En route from Bermuda to Newfoundland, the Swift sank along with the British Royal Navy frigate HMS Barbadoes and the schooner Emeline.— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
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In this environment of yachts, red carpets and excesses, the cast will give life to a new group of guests whose vacation, if the season follows tradition, will be cut short by a crime.— Diego Parrado, Vanity Fair, 26 Apr. 2026
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Gabriela Naranjo, Silversea’s vice president and general manager in Ecuador, told me at the beginning of our journey aboard the company's first destination-specific expedition yacht, Silver Origin.— David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
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Palm Beach Motor Yachts has taken its supermaxi sloop to new heights—quite literally.— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2026
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Now as sailors stepped out into the surf, a great crowd tried to take oars off the first sloop.— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
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Thalassa cuts a sailer-esque silhouette, as well.— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2026
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Larry Ellison, a competitive sailer himself, sponsored an America’s Cup team through Oracle, and SailGP was meant to bring the excitement of sailing races to an annual season, rather than an occasional novelty.— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026
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Passengers sitting in the back are the last to get off and are subjected to the light, noise and foot traffic from the galley and bathroom behind them.— Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
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There’s also a sliding divider that provides a privacy barrier from the aisle and, according to the manufacturer, reduces noise from the galley and bathroom.— Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
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Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History On Nov. 16, 1776, the Andrew Doria brigantine arrived in the Caribbean on the British colony St. Eustatius, waving the first national flag of the United States.— Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2026
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On December 4, 1872, sailors aboard the Canadian brigantine Dei Gratia spotted a ship named the Mary Celeste in the distance.— Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2024
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In addition to National Geographic Islander II, Gemini is now the second mid-sized agile ship in Lindblad’s fleet operating in the remote Galápagos archipelago, in addition to the line's new 16-passenger luxury catamaran, National Geographic Delphina.— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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According to the report, the incident happened on a catamaran owned by Hawaii Nautical, a boat tour company.— Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Clipper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/clipper. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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