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container

[kuhn-tay-ner] / kənˈteɪ nər /


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Potential adversaries will have to consider that any shipping container at an Australian wharf could have a Ghost Shark in it, he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

Maritime Trade Operations separately reported Wednesday that two container ships were struck by unidentified projectiles while transiting the waterway.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

“But more often I feel like a gradually loaded container of years. I need to walk slowly or I’ll spill over.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The Malta-flagged container ship Safeen Prestige, which was attacked near Oman on 4 March, is the only other vessel reported to have sunk in that time.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Bright Ghanaian cloth created a pretty canopy over her bed, and a glass container sat beside her table.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

It said the vessel was carrying "2,500 containers of contraband" and had taken an "unauthorised route".

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

The port handled 371,000 empty containers last month and exported 126,000 loaded containers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

It is used in numerous everyday products, including food wrappers, storage containers, plastic packaging, and the linings of beverage cups.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

Another initiative aims to distribute one million tzedaka boxes, containers used to collect charity money, in memory of another alumnus who made daily giving part of his life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Baba carries big foil containers full of samples of Mama’s most popular dishes.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan


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