Example Sentences

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Despite tariffs and wars, the $13.8 billion super-yacht business is cruising.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

And Microsoft’s cloud-computing business is cruising, but there are some worries about the future growth trajectory as OpenAI looks for additional and cheaper partners.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 27, 2025

Neither “ Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga ” nor “ The Garfield Movie ” could save Memorial Day weekend, which is cruising towards a two-decade low.

From Seattle Times • May 26, 2024

But to all appearances, the gigantic repurposed oil tanker is cruising right through the Panama Canal, passing by the support beams across which the nano-net has been stretched.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2024

The English sloop Little Belt is cruising off Cape Henry in May of 1811, looking for a French privateer, when a sail appears over the sea.

From Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)