container
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A Cyprus-flagged container ship’s engine room was damaged by Iran’s attack and had a fire onboard, Centcom said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
On Sunday, the U.S. military struck Iranian targets in multiple waves after a container ship was hit by a suspected Iranian missile in the Strait of Hormuz, the Associated Press reported.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
The idea is to set up a shipping container control room in a safe area, where a human can remotely control the vehicle on the last, most treacherous leg of its journey.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
The horizon is dominated by cranes, bulk carriers and container stacks – the visible parts of a vast energy and chemicals hub.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
And then I spotted the little plastic container of dental floss—cinnamon, no less.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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The utility offered to give investigators access to the trash containers where the pole was discarded, Kushner wrote, but the commission declined to inspect them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
The businessman filmed people making off with over six containers of lighting equipment the morning after the tremors, appealing for help on social media but to no avail.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
In Australia, it moves millions of shipping containers each year through its ports in Sydney, Melbourne and other parts of the country.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
She invested in quality food-storage containers — the same Tupperware she has used for 30 years — which keep her fruits and vegetables fresh longer.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
A metal rack in one corner held car supplies—spare containers of oil, a big jug of windshield wiper fluid, a little vacuum that sat ready on its charger.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
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