inbound

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McCormick fell 1.4% after Unilever confirmed it had received an inbound offer for its foods business from the spice and seasoning maker.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

The British-Dutch company confirmed the news on Friday following media speculation that it had received an inbound offer for its “highly attractive” food unit, which includes brands such as Marmite, Knorr and Hellmann’s.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

“This reflects both the halt of inbound ballast traffic and the time required to reestablish production following restart of the plant,” they said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

On a matchday, it handles 11Gb inbound and outbound bandwidth, and data transfer of 205TB.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

The tide was inbound, the wind out of the east, which made it easy for us to reach Copicut Neck where Miss Maggie was waiting for us with a hamper of lunch.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk