container
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Security cameras from several buildings in the area recorded the chopper as it descended quickly and struck a metal storage container.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
That’s right: Oprah Winfrey persuaded her followers to buy a cylindrical glass container holding paper and air, for $45.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
Once the writing was finished, Seiler, an affiliate of Berkeley SETI, rolled up the papyrus, sealed it inside a container, placed it in a high-temperature furnace, and burned it until it was thoroughly carbonized.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
Moller-Maersk’s APM Terminals is nearly finished with an expansion of its Port of Mobile intermodal rail yard in Alabama that will double container volume.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
And it really helps to keep the container very narrow, so that you don't have to worry about waves bouncing off the sides and complicating things.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
In Bang Kapi locals used ice-boxes and other floating plastic containers to cart supplies from nearby markets and supermarkets, AFP reporters saw.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
The Port of Los Angeles, America’s biggest import hub, handled a record number of containers in the June-to-August stretch, in large part because retailers were rushing in goods to avoid new tariffs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
New large-scale facilities typically use more stable lithium-iron-phosphate batteries that are stored in outdoor containers configured to limit the spread of a potential fire, according to the California Energy Commission.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
This isn’t about optimizing every meal, spending three hours prepping identical containers or constructing the sort of Sunday routine that makes you feel behind when you inevitably skip it.
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026
When we landed, we’d knocked over thin, papery containers filled with garbage.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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"Earth and Space"
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