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container

[kuhn-tay-ner] / kənˈteɪ nər /


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But recently, stacks of Gulf-bound cargo have filled the previously empty container yard, diverted to Kenya by disruptions the Iran war has created in the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

That’s right: Oprah Winfrey persuaded her followers to buy a cylindrical glass container holding paper and air, for $45.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

Seiler placed them in a semi-sealed steel container with very little oxygen and heated them in a high-temperature furnace in his home laboratory.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

As crews successfully stabilized the initial container, an adjacent 250-kilowatt container then started to overheat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

And then I spotted the little plastic container of dental floss—cinnamon, no less.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

In Bang Kapi locals used ice-boxes and other floating plastic containers to cart supplies from nearby markets and supermarkets, AFP reporters saw.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

New large-scale facilities typically use more stable lithium-iron-phosphate batteries that are stored in outdoor containers configured to limit the spread of a potential fire, according to the California Energy Commission.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

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

Streets in Islamabad are already lined with shipping containers, ready to safeguard the city's government buildings.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Nancy knew it was them from their picture on the ice-cream containers.

From "Scream for Ice Cream: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #2" by Carolyn Keene




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