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container

[kuhn-tay-ner] / kənˈteɪ nər /


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Seventeen hours later they were rescued by a container ship.

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

Meanwhile, the spot price of sending a shipping container from Shanghai to Los Angeles hit a recent high of $8,102 for the week of Sept. 18, according to the Freightos Baltic Index.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

So you have a bunch of regularly-spaced waves that are trapped, bouncing back and forth in a container that fits their wavelength perfectly.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

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

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

New tariffs for FY27 suggest unit pricing gains of 9% for containers and 5% for bulk cargo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The Parnia had been stranded there since July when it returned from China stacked with containers, according to ship-tracking data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

In Bang Kapi locals used ice-boxes and other floating plastic containers to cart supplies from nearby markets and supermarkets, AFP reporters saw.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Then, just before they leave, Heather hands me two little Tupperware containers of slime—one orange and one shiny silver.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper




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