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shipment

[ship-muhnt] / ˈʃɪp mənt /
NOUN
consignment
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STRONG




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Shipment indexes grew moderately, though order backlog and material inventories indexes decreased slightly, the Kansas City Fed said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

Amazon said it decided to eliminate Shipment Zero after it announced the Climate Pledge, which is a more comprehensive effort.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 18, 2023

Shipment numbers were down from 25.6 million in August 2020 and 27.8 million in July 2021, according to the CAICT, a state-backed think tank.

From Reuters • Sep. 22, 2021

Shipment updates, she says, are increasingly spotty, so just because it looks like a package is stuck somewhere doesn’t mean it isn’t on its way.

From Washington Post • Dec. 22, 2020

Shipment of 40 orphans from the CDA for transport South.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older




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