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inland

[in-luhnd, in-land, -luhnd] / ˈɪn lənd, ˈɪnˌlænd, -lənd /


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CMA CGM said it would impose low-water surcharges on container shipments to Brazil’s inland port of Manaus, with vessel-draft limitations expected to reduce transport capacity on the Amazon River.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

With the storm "moving towards the vicinity of Zhejiang and moving inland, its outer subsiding air will persistently bring extremely hot weather to the territory today to Tuesday", the Hong Kong Observatory said.

From Barron's Aug. 9, 2026

“We are operating up to the limits of what is physically possible,” said Jens Schwanen, managing director of the German Federal Association of Inland Navigation, which represents the country’s commercial inland shipping sector.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

Salmon also suffered, partly because drought had affected inland rivers, where Chinook and Coho migrate to spawn, eggs hatch, and salmon fry swim back downstream to the ocean.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

I had no idea if there were any dangerous creatures around, but hunger was even surer to kill me, so I had to risk venturing inland.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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