Sounion
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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It said a salvage operation was "under way", although it is not clear if salvage vessels have yet reached the Sounion.
From BBC • Sep. 3, 2024
Aspides said European governments along with neighboring countries were engaged in diplomatic efforts to facilitate the salvage of the Sounion.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2024
At around 11:45 a.m. that day, it unsuccessfully attacked a concrete freighter off of Cape Sounion, sparking the counterattack that doomed the vessel.
From Washington Times • Jun. 9, 2023
The first blaze, which broke out in the morning in the Keratea region southeast of Athens, quickly burned through shrubland and was heading toward a national park in the Sounion area.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 16, 2021
Even Lord Byron wrote his name on the Temple of Poseidon at Sounion in Greece � technically defacing a house of worship, but enhancing it too.
From Time Magazine Archive
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