ship
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Many of the nation’s largest retailers are struggling through similar automation transitions as pressure grows to boost sales and ship merchandise to homes faster without spending a fortune on additional workers or facilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Schiff said one of his constituents, identified only as Doug, wrote him a letter expressing concern about conditions aboard the ship after his son was medically evacuated due to a collapsed lung.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Patricia Harmon, an Army veteran who was awaiting the return of her sailor son, said she imagined that life aboard the ship had been hard.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
The ship of state is seeking safety in a storm.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
A moment later I found myself on the deck of a huge ship.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Wineries in the state shipped 203 million cases last year, down 11% from the year before.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The engineered cells are then shipped back and infused into the patient.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
NSW coal generated Aus$23.4 billion in exports last year, with most shipped for electricity generation to South Korea, Japan, China and Taiwan.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
A teenager shipped off to Harvard at 16.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
And if he wasn’t, George knew he’d be shipped off to that army school for sure.
From "I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912" by Lauren Tarshis
The cardboard shipping boxes Walmart has used for years are too big for the automated systems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Research published last year suggested that, of a typical £85 shirt, £8.50 covers fabric, sewing and shipping, £37.45 goes to the retailer, £16.25 to the manufacturer, £9.50 on marketing and £13.60 in VAT.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Prices gained as traders weighed intensifying Persian Gulf shipping risks and U.S.-Iran tensions alongside U.S. offshore production shut-ins ahead of Hurricane Isaias.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
They seized large swathes of territory including the area around the Bab al-Mandab strait, a key waterway for global shipping and, crucially, Saudi oil exports.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
The tank clattered and clanked over the cobblestones, swinging right and left over curbs and back again to avoid the few pedestrians, then sped into the harbor district, past taverns and shops and shipping offices.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
