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The space shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry because of a piece of foam that the astronaut estimates might have weighed about as much as a Styrofoam container.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
A wind turbine installation vessel called the Wind Orca collided with a container ship berthed at the Port of Tyne.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
She packs as many as a dozen in a reusable container from Farmers Fridge, her airport vending machine go-to for a chia pudding fix.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
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
The two most common — strings and hollow tubes — will be discussed below, but first let's finish discussing what makes a good standing wave container, and how this affects music theory.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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Hundreds of native plants thrive in containers smaller than the soil assembled atop the Lucas parking structure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Intermodal containers and trailers transported by railroads increased 12.6% from a year earlier in the week ended Oct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
"Previously stored water should be discarded, and water containers must be disinfected using household bleach," officials said.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Cool promptly in shallow containers, label and refrigerate.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 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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