container
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While volumes vary, the container segment makes up less than 20% of Strait use, and we plan to keep fees low compared with the value of cargo shipped.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Anyone who looked closely would have spotted another product in the corner: a container of Jif peanut butter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Disney began selling simple souvenir popcorn pails in the 1990s and in 2010 introduced a 3D container modeled after Micky Mouse.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
A container ship declaring itself to have a French owner has passed through the Strait of Hormuz, according to Marine Traffic data analysed by AFP.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
So I threw it away and returned the washed container with a note that read, The donut may be gone, but I, for one, will never forget it.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
Vocabulary lists containing container
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