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container

[kuhn-tey-ner] / kənˈteɪ nər /


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On today’s bait menu: a tin of Wild Planet sardines, a bag of tuna flakes and a clamshell container of roasted chicken wings Navratil picked up from 7-Eleven on the way.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

Global container capacity, measured in 20-foot equivalent units, stuck in port congestion, the equivalent of 6.6% of the fleet, according to Sea-Intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Inside a shipping container beside the field, the engineers highlight on a computer the area they want the aircraft to spray.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

Sailing from Busan New Port, the container ship -- the "PanStar Acro" -- will sail to Europe via the Arctic, testing whether a route opened by melting sea ice can be commercially viable.

From Barron's Aug. 22, 2026

She pulls the top off a container on the counter and hands it to me.

From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan

Imports for this month are forecast at 2.31 million loaded containers, measured in 20-foot-equivalent units, up about 10% compared with 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

In other words, Canadian whiskies in containers larger than 4 liters won’t get banned from the American market.

From MarketWatch Sep. 9, 2026

It's a common occurrence in megacities across the continent, where kiosks, carts, containers, tables and stalls laid out on the ground are part of the urban landscape.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

They headed to the backyard, where a dozen containers lay in the sun, one for each of the international archaeological missions that had been working in Sudan before the war’s start.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

The glass orbs dove back to his cart and nestled themselves into their containers.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton




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