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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

Maersk is reportedly planning a US$8.9 billion program for 42 liquefied natural gas dual field container ships, she says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 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

The open container tumbled out of his lap and hit the floor.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

In other photos, dozens of containers and their contents could be seen floating in the water.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

The port’s record September — totalling 1,042,652 containers — also represents the most volume ever moved through any port in the Western Hemisphere.

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

The shipment of more than 100 containers holding 2,100 tonnes of toxic waste was sent back to Albania.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

He started telling her about the lockers as she unpacked the Styrofoam containers, the smell of pupusas and frijoles and rice filling the room, and he realized that he had dreamed of something like this.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro


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