container
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Officials said a number of structures were developed in violation of the county zoning code and an unpermitted industrial-sized cargo container on site also raised additional concerns about animal safety.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
If it is headed into a cooler, place the parchment-wrapped sandwich inside a resealable bag or hard-sided container.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
My inbox is now chock full of cyber-security companies and experts criticising OpenAI for not building a stronger container to test its AI, known as a sandbox.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
The project, agreed in principle with the Fujairah Ports Authority under a 50-year concession, includes a container and multipurpose terminal and a general-cargo terminal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
But before Chin can answer, Ms. Cherry drops the container and screams.
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
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From damaged port infrastructure to listing ships with bridges blackened and containers still smouldering, the evidence is everywhere.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
When infected mosquitoes are found, workers treat the area where they were collected with adulticide and conduct “source reduction,” a sophisticated way of describing what usually amounts to emptying containers of standing water.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
They plan to put plants into the built-in containers above their backyard cisterns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
At the port, thousands of cargo containers are transferred between global shipping routes monthly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
I hold the two containers out to her, and she looks at them as if maybe it’s a trick.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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