container
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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps boarded two container ships near the Strait of Hormuz, the country’s Tasnim news agency said on Sunday.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
Iran’s navy said overnight that it had seized two container ships in the Strait of Hormuz, UOB’s Global Economics & Markets Research team says in a research report.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
This is the slowest part of the year for the container trade.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
But increased shipping costs mean the price of a container heading for Africa is now £9,500, while it and other charities struggle with the hiking prices of moving things closer to home.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
On the third bus, a man boarded with an open cardboard container of, judging by the aroma, Chinese food.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
Vocabulary lists containing container
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"Introduction to Homeland Security," Vocabulary from Chapter 6
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