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container

[kuhn-tey-ner] / kənˈteɪ nər /


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Gan Kim Yong, minister of trade for Singapore, home to the biggest container port in the world, on Thursday warned that the world’s supply chains have been disrupted.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

The Iranian-flagged container ship Kashan, which sailed from the port of Bandar Abbas, and the tanker Simba V have both been sanctioned by the US for links with Iran.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

The ignited container landed in a car park, where the fire quickly went out.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

“From the beginning, the conceit was to summon all the types of experiences of Blackness in one place, the project being a vessel or container for all of that expression,” Halsey says.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

I started to lift the lid of the precious container of serum.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda




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