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cargo

[kahr-goh] / ˈkɑr goʊ /


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Each costs $1 billion or more to build and takes five to seven years to design and build, twice as long as most large cargo ships.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

The US also intercepted and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship for the first time in the conflict, after it tried to get through the blockade on Sunday.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

The planes were refueled in flight three times so that the nuclear cargo wouldn’t need to spend time on foreign airfields before arriving at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Seres, along with its subsidiary brand Aito, are known for making electric sport utility vehicles - larger cars that stand taller off the ground and have more cargo space.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

A young jeweler, only twice my age, had the lightest cargo but the heaviest concerns for theft.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri




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