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container

[kuhn-tey-ner] / kənˈteɪ nər /


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Average rate to ship a 40-foot container from Asia to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

The Port of Long Beach is working toward a goal of doubling its container volume by 2050 — and eliminating its carbon emissions along the way.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

Sailing from Busan New Port, the container ship -- the "PanStar Acro" -- will sail to Europe via the Arctic, testing whether a route opened by melting sea ice can be commercially viable.

From Barron's Aug. 22, 2026

Each consisted of a conical plastic container with a netted bottom and held one queen along with 60 worker bees.

From Science Daily Aug. 22, 2026

I count what we have: one box of pasta, one container of orange juice, and one loaf of bread equals three.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari

They headed to the backyard, where a dozen containers lay in the sun, one for each of the international archaeological missions that had been working in Sudan before the war’s start.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

They produce 60 tonnes of the sweet yet smelly fruit, which is driven in frozen containers thousands of kilometres north into China.

From Barron's Aug. 30, 2026

We tend to assume the next clever kitchen system will come from a new cookbook, a viral freezer hack or somebody else’s meticulously labeled meal-prep containers.

From Salon Aug. 25, 2026

"We started with the grass, unwanted containers and the polytunnel and now we have all of this – we've got the pond, tree bed and vegetables as well," she explained.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

There are nine perfect yogurt containers lined up on the refrigerator shelf.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden




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