container
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And Pacific Island nations with little energy storage are waiting for tankers and container ships at the end of very long shipping routes.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 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
I thought about how best to create a container — a place where someone would cross the threshold and feel.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
The floating container of the hazelnut cocoa spread briefly stole attention from the approaching milestone.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
When I was recovering from the surgery in the hospital, she visited me with a bouquet of flowers and a plastic container filled with freshly baked chocolate chip cookies.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
Vocabulary lists containing container
"Earth and Space"
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"Introduction to Homeland Security," Vocabulary from Chapter 6
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