shipment

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Although archaeologists believe the original shipment may have contained even more pieces, the surviving collection of 43 helmets already represents the largest known hoard of medieval helmets ever found in the western Mediterranean.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

The company received 10,000 preorders, and its first shipment is expected later this year.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Handsets powered by Android, by contrast, could see a 20% year-over-year shipment drop, according to IDC.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Automated conveyor belts shuttle boxes of wine along to a massive pallet wrapper, like a giant cling film dispenser twirling the pallets around ready for shipment.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

There’s one unequivocal piece of good news: the crate of two dozen paintings that Vincent had sent three weeks earlier, the first shipment from Arles, finally arrives in Paris.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman