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container

[kuhn-tey-ner] / kənˈteɪ nər /


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Another allows California to require that container ships and oil tankers docked at California ports plug into the state’s electrical grid or install technology to capture their emissions.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

“Everything was packed here for when the research missions were supposed to come back,” Al-Sanusi said, as Al-Abideen heaved a jammed container door open.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 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

South Korea was set Saturday to send its first trial container through the Arctic, as the Middle East war rattles global shipping, while environmental groups warned the route could accelerate polar ice melt.

From Barron's Aug. 22, 2026

I clear my throat and reach out, carefully sliding the container from her spindly fingers.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

It provided its proprietary plant varieties to farmers, who would plant and harvest strawberries, blueberries and other fruits sold in Driscoll’s clamshell containers.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

The plan is to resume firefighting efforts, first from the cargo hold of the ferry, which is the compartment where containers and or goods are stored, Cayabyab said.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

It’s distilled and matured in the Canadian province of Manitoba, but then shipped in large containers to bottling facilities in the U.S. for distribution to American customers.

From MarketWatch Sep. 9, 2026

They headed to the backyard, where a dozen containers lay in the sun, one for each of the international archaeological missions that had been working in Sudan before the war’s start.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

“Do you think . . . ,” he started to say, but everyone was passing around the containers of shredded cheese and chopped onions, and no one seemed to hear him.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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