container
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A container of cat litter marked $10.30 that rang up at $11.30.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 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
"When we started to look at them we did notice some very strange shipments of goods - a container load of hats to Switzerland seemed odd because they were actually Swiss hats," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
We might think of space as an empty container in which things are located.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
It took Chase nearly two hours to reload the container.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
Hundreds of native plants thrive in containers smaller than the soil assembled atop the Lucas parking structure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Intermodal containers and trailers transported by railroads increased 12.6% from a year earlier in the week ended Oct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
A top Korean basketball official said tall athletes housed in the containers were struggling to "stretch their legs out on the beds".
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
Cool promptly in shallow containers, label and refrigerate.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
The back of the van was filled with containers of coleslaw and potato salad.
From "Sleepover Sleuths: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #1" by Carolyn Keene
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