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container

[kuhn-tay-ner] / kənˈteɪ nər /


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But recently, stacks of Gulf-bound cargo have filled the previously empty container yard, diverted to Kenya by disruptions the Iran war has created in the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

She added drivers can also keep their keys in a metal container, such as a biscuit tin, or even the microwave at home.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

A container ship in the Suez Canal ran aground and blocked the waterway for six days, delaying the delivery of billions of dollars of goods.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

That’s right: Oprah Winfrey persuaded her followers to buy a cylindrical glass container holding paper and air, for $45.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

And then I spotted the little plastic container of dental floss—cinnamon, no less.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

The shipment of more than 100 containers holding 2,100 tonnes of toxic waste was sent back to Albania.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

The ports are considering paying truckers $60 each time they pick up or drop off containers with a zero-emission vehicle, up to a maximum $36,000 per truck per year, over the next three years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Everything fits in three shipping containers, which are moisture-controlled with buckets of silica gel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Authorities in Islamabad have stacked up shipping containers to block key access routes to the capital city.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

The view of emaciated beggars and barefoot children lugging containers of water never changed much.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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