U.S.S.
abbreviation
United States Senate.
U.S.S.
American
Or
USS
abbreviation
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United States Senate.
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United States Service.
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United States Ship.
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United States Steamer.
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United States Steamship.
USS
British
abbreviation
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United States Senate
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United States Ship
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Central Command said on social media early Sunday afternoon at the U.S.S.
From Barron's ● May 31, 2026
Encounter someone who saw “Star Trek: The Experience” in Las Vegas, which opened in the late ’90s and ran for about a decade, and expect nostalgic reflections of running aboard the U.S.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2025
The Times reported that Carson narrowly missed serving on the U.S.S.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2024
The test involved spraying tiny sea-salt particles across the flight deck of a decommissioned aircraft carrier, the U.S.S.
From New York Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
Orange brushstrokes flickered above the waterline of the U.S.S.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
Ortiz Canseco was reported missing from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage early Thursday morning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
US helicopters have been ferrying in aid and US Marines have used a landing craft to deliver supplies from the USS Fort Lauderdale, an amphibious transport dock ship docked at La Guaira.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
A US frigate, the USS Fort Lauderdale, is currently positioned off the coast of La Guaira.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
He had hatched an idea with Brownies & Lemonade, which was known for hosting famous DJs in anomalous places: inside the elevator at United Talent Agency, in a USS aircraft carrier.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
Everything she owns fits inside a paper bag, which she carries with her as she boards the USS General John Pope, a US Navy ship, in Manila.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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