shipping

Example Sentences

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The U.S. is also working to counter those threats and help free up civilian shipping.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

It comes against the backdrop of tensions involving Iran, the US and Israel, which have disrupted shipping routes and increased military activity in and around the Gulf of Oman and the Strait of Hormuz.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

With shipping through Hormuz severely constrained, Saudi Arabia has been rerouting crude exports via its East-West pipeline to the Red Sea port of Yanbu.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

He had worked at Ambiance for nearly five years, first stacking boxes of clothes and then later moving into shipping.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

That afternoon, just as the scythe had said, they went to the shipping company where the woman worked, and they watched—just as Rowan had watched Kohl’s gleaning.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman