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At a recycling plant in Coventry, I watched staff sorting rubbish on a fast-moving conveyor belt when a crushed yellow sharps container suddenly appeared among the waste.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

The space shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry because of a piece of foam that the astronaut estimates might have weighed about as much as a Styrofoam container.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

We might think of space as an empty container in which things are located.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

And there’s a precedent: At the same time the Treasury imposed sanctions on the 17 shadow-fleet vessels, it removed from the sanctions list two container ships that have been sold to U.S.-aligned operators.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

She lifted the lid of the cooler and pulled out the ice-cream container.

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

Dan's stash now includes 150 gallons of water and several large water storage containers made of soft plastic, which can be filled and kept in the bath.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

Hundreds of native plants thrive in containers smaller than the soil assembled atop the Lucas parking structure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Intermodal containers and trailers transported by railroads increased 12.6% from a year earlier in the week ended Oct.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Cool promptly in shallow containers, label and refrigerate.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

“Thanks for your help getting the containers to the truck,” Ray told Sookie.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen