container
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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
The Port of Long Beach is working toward a goal of doubling its container volume by 2050 — and eliminating its carbon emissions along the way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 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 put six eggs into a cardboard container and placed it in a peach basket.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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A ship loses around 200 containers for every 30-centimeter draft decrease, according to Quijano.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
A&W is known for frosty glass mugs, but our root beers came in quart-sized waxy paper containers shaped like traffic cones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
All of them — RVs, makeshift shelters, a few shipping containers and one compound of discarded school bungalows — fall within the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
We tend to assume the next clever kitchen system will come from a new cookbook, a viral freezer hack or somebody else’s meticulously labeled meal-prep containers.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
She turns bright red and pulls open the drawer where Abuela keeps the foil and plastic containers.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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