container
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A container of cat litter marked $10.30 that rang up at $11.30.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
The space shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry because of a piece of foam that the astronaut estimates might have weighed about as much as a Styrofoam container.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
A wind turbine installation vessel called the Wind Orca collided with a container ship berthed at the Port of Tyne.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
She packs as many as a dozen in a reusable container from Farmers Fridge, her airport vending machine go-to for a chia pudding fix.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Churro barked at the treat container, wanting another.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
Base housing—often converted shipping containers or even tents—tends to be small, some of the current and former servicemembers said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
Hundreds of native plants thrive in containers smaller than the soil assembled atop the Lucas parking structure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Cool promptly in shallow containers, label and refrigerate.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
Inside a glove box filled with protective nitrogen gas, team members sealed individual rock particles in airtight containers.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
He hoards fast-food ketchup packets and steals the small containers of jam from restaurant tables.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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