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load

[lohd] / loʊd /






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Reports at the time indicated that the club could have gone into bankruptcy over its massive debt load.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

Ohtani and Andy Pages both drew walks to load the bases.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

Cathay Pacific’s 293 0.69%increase; green up pointing triangle passenger revenue climbed 26% to HK$43.20 billion in the first half, with its passenger load factor improving to 87.5% from 84.8% a year ago.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

"Luckily it was a Sunday, otherwise the load would have already ended up in landfill," the boss told Italian broadcaster TGCOM24.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

“Sierra and I will load the cart. You and Akimi need to run real fast once it’s good to go.”

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

Across recorded history, they have hunted beside us, guarded homes, carried loads, managed livestock and provided companionship.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

Cargo ships have managed to continue transporting goods along the waterway, which flows through the industrial heartland of Europe's top economy, albeit with reduced loads and at higher costs.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

The Times, a longtime Mulholland booster, blamed “a faulty system which loads upon any man’s shoulders, no matter how broad, responsibilities that are too heavy for any man to bear.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

"There comes a time when loads are too small to be worthwhile or vessel owners are worried about damaging their ships," one commodity trader told Reuters.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

“There are loads on Serendib if you’d ever just come down to the sea and look. See, she has a rubbery shell, not the hard type like the other turtles.”

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook

She loaded boxes of evidence into a White House meeting with Trump and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to prove to the president that it was Burgum who had caused this problem for the president.

From Slate Aug. 8, 2026

Loaded imports into the Port of L.A. reached 530,558 20-foot-equivalent units in June—the third highest ever—and Seroka said he expects July’s loaded imports to come in between 475,000 and 500,000 TEU.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Enter Ted Lasso, Jason Sudeikis’ folksy Missourian loaded with cornpone wisdom, positivity and kindness.

From Salon Aug. 7, 2026

Kpler data showed that the Caroline Bezengi, which is believed to be the ship leaking off Oman, loaded one million barrels of crude oil at the Russian Black Sea terminal of Sheskharis on May 11.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

Even though the boats were fully loaded, why not dive down and see what kind of sponges grew beneath these unfamiliar waters?

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

A man was seen loading several items into a vehicle at the property, he said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

At the weekly market in the southern Romanian town of Calarasi, Florica Vasile goes from vendor to vendor loading her shopping trolley with vegetables the locals say are cheaper than anywhere else in the city.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

Cleanup workers will be allowed to remove waste and fire debris only through the warehouse’s south loading dock, which is farther from neighbor homes.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

They, like the workmen loading barrels on the street, are all attending to the business of the once Dutch, now fully American port city we call New York.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

Nat kissed her and went down to the wharf to see how the loading of the Astrea was coming along.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham




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