idle
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Crews that have been idle for months will most likely have "performed regular onboard drills and maintained the ships' machinery, technical installations and equipment", Jakob Larsen, head of security at shipowners' association Bimco, told AFP.
From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026
Hradecky suggests the RAT was, therefore, more likely triggered because both engines had already lost power and fallen below idle speed, rather than by a separate electrical or hydraulic failure.
From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026
But the effort to get his orchestra on its feet was not an idle gesture.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
And when my thoughts go idle, they drift to new happy memories that I’ve made all myself: A rainbow over a mountain range after a terrifying hail storm in Texas.
From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026
Being idle or waiting for random work assignments only invited trouble.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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