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At a recycling plant in Coventry, I watched staff sorting rubbish on a fast-moving conveyor belt when a crushed yellow sharps container suddenly appeared among the waste.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
The space shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry because of a piece of foam that the astronaut estimates might have weighed about as much as a Styrofoam container.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
And there’s a precedent: At the same time the Treasury imposed sanctions on the 17 shadow-fleet vessels, it removed from the sanctions list two container ships that have been sold to U.S.-aligned operators.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Potential adversaries will have to consider that any shipping container at an Australian wharf could have a Ghost Shark in it, he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 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
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Dan's stash now includes 150 gallons of water and several large water storage containers made of soft plastic, which can be filled and kept in the bath.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Hundreds of native plants thrive in containers smaller than the soil assembled atop the Lucas parking structure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
The ports in September handled a record 1,055,086 containers, measured in 20-foot equivalent units, up 24% on the same month last year, according to ports data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Cool promptly in shallow containers, label and refrigerate.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
I eyed the man with Papa and looked around for other water containers.
From "The Night Diary" by Veera Hiranandani
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