container
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Iran’s navy said overnight that it had seized two container ships in the Strait of Hormuz, UOB’s Global Economics & Markets Research team says in a research report.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Do you have any picks on the container side?
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
But increased shipping costs mean the price of a container heading for Africa is now £9,500, while it and other charities struggle with the hiking prices of moving things closer to home.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
A container of rice you can reheat without thinking.
From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026
Bess walked to the dairy section for a container of milk.
From "Scream for Ice Cream: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #2" by Carolyn Keene
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"Earth and Space"
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