container
Example Sentences
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During his two days of detention on the boat, Bertel, who is in his thirties, also spoke of "three soldiers in a container".
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
None are yet inhabited as the Cuban state tries to carry out a plan amid the fuel shortages for a small community of container houses around a children's playground and a local store.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
The 26 hatched chicks were grown from fertilized tissue transferred from hen’s eggs into the new container, which functioned essentially as an incubator.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
The Justice Department indicted four shipping container manufacturers, alleging that they conspired to restrict the output and fix prices of shipping containers for at least four years.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Finally, I peeled back the lid and peeked inside the container.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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