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container

[kuhn-tey-ner] / kənˈteɪ nər /


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Each fruit sample was sealed in an airtight container, and the team recorded details including species, size, color and softness.

From Science Daily

A Chinese shipping company, Haijie, in September announced a new express container route connecting ports in China with destinations in the U.K.,

From The Wall Street Journal

For example: spotting ships and containers whose movement or paperwork doesn’t match their weight or ownership records.

From The Wall Street Journal

Thousands of items are neatly stacked in plastic containers on wooden shelves.

From BBC

Big food companies like General Mills and Conagra say economic pressures have more people cooking from scratch, and scraping their plates into Tupperware containers.

From The Wall Street Journal