Lame Storm Possibly Becoming A Danger To Shipping

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Updated: January 5, 2025

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noun • a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)
	28%	7		Indicating an imminent storm or danger
verb • set lower • make lower or quieter • look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
	28%	7		A danger to shipping one key diver recalled
noun • a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier • lettuce with crisp tightly packed light-green leaves in a firm head

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