shipment

Example Sentences

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The company also continues to see gains in weight per shipment, which is “often an early indicator of improving underlying demand, particularly from industrial customers,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The last shipment of jet fuel in transit from the Middle East to the UK is due to arrive this week, according to data firm Vortexa.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Herrero said the shipment was just "another donation" by Cuba's Russian ally, but he doubted that Moscow wanted to subsidize the Cuban economy in the long term.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

The oil shipment - the first to reach Cuba since January - comes hours after US President Donald Trump said that he had no problem with countries, including Russia, sending supplies to the island.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

My boss had called to beg me to come in for a few hours to help stock the major shipment of Christmas crap that had landed that afternoon.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin