on board
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On board, the pair confessed to Gonzalez, though they denied the money was for Flores’s campaign.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
On board, the astronauts will spend about 30 minutes a day exercising, using a device that allows them to do dead lifts, rowing and more.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
On board, Chiu spotted a large, bright object approaching, but by the time he recognised it as another vessel, it was too late.
From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025
On board were 31 international guests - mostly experienced divers - and three dive guides, along with 12 Egyptian crew.
From BBC • Jan. 14, 2025
On board were two benches, some steel wool, an old cooler, and a mound of frayed rope with one end tied to the mooring.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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