container
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The bay area waters are somewhat closed off and relatively crowded with major container ships, ferries and public marinas, increasing the possibility of a whale - dead or alive - colliding with a vessel.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
And Pacific Island nations with little energy storage are waiting for tankers and container ships at the end of very long shipping routes.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
Gan Kim Yong, minister of trade for Singapore, home to the biggest container port in the world, on Thursday warned that the world’s supply chains have been disrupted.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
I thought about how best to create a container — a place where someone would cross the threshold and feel.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Clutching a powder puff in one hand and a container of face powder in the other, Lady Constance ran out of her dressing room, down the stairs, and out the front door of Ashton Place.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing container
"Earth and Space"
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"Introduction to Homeland Security," Vocabulary from Chapter 6
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