container
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The itinerary included multiple demonstrations of Chinese technological muscle, including an automated deep-water container port in Shanghai and the assembly line of jet maker Comac.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
It will not noticeably change the reading on a bathroom scale, and it would not affect how much peanut butter is required to produce a 16-ounce container.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
Beyond the container huts, between 4,000 and 5,000 participants will be staying on an Italian cruise ship which docked in Nagoya on Tuesday.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
On today’s bait menu: a tin of Wild Planet sardines, a bag of tuna flakes and a clamshell container of roasted chicken wings Navratil picked up from 7-Eleven on the way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
She disappeared into the store and returned with a small plastic container of store-bought dog snacks.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
For years I’ve had deli containers of the gorgeous, sticky umami tangle rotating in and out of my refrigerator.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
Footage from the scene showed two shipping containers and several vehicles burning.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
The helicopter went down between two commercial buildings in the 9100 block of Mason Avenue, smashing into a pair of truck cargo containers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
The fire department said the helicopter went down between two commercial buildings, damaging four vehicles and two containers.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
Inside was a series of containers, resting one inside the other like nesting dolls.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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