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warehouse

[wair-hous, wair-houz, -hous] / ˈwɛərˌhaʊs, ˈwɛərˌhaʊz, -ˌhaʊs /


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Feeling dizzy and unwell after cycling to work in Japan's punishing summer heat, warehouse worker Isao Tabuchi headed for his company's newest acquisition: a refrigerator for humans.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

He is currently paying $2,400 a month to store that wine in a warehouse in the hope that he will one day be able to ship it to the Canadian markets he sells to.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

"Operations at the warehouse are currently suspended," the company added.

From Barron's Aug. 23, 2026

He sees this as reflecting the greater strain dealers now bear to trade, warehouse and distribute debt.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

We left through the lot’s side exit and walked a short distance to a huge warehouse.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Companies that once filled warehouses with computers to earn Bitcoin - a process known as mining - are now using that computing power for AI.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

Customers include construction sites, factories and warehouses, and will expand in the future to golf courses, said company sales agent China Yamamoto.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

Ozon reported fires early Monday at its warehouses in Krasnodar and Makhachkala, both in southern Russia, adding that sites in Adygeysk and Nevinnomyssk were evacuated due to threats of drone attack.

From Barron's Aug. 23, 2026

They ordered dozens, even hundreds of books at a time, on completely unrelated subjects, and routed them through logistics warehouses.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

He had been trying to organize a Kitchen Workers’ Union and had recently charged the camp’s chief steward, a Caucasian, with stealing sugar and meat from the warehouses to sell on the black market.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston

Faced with what he thought were his only choices—being warehoused, or dying—he applied for MAID.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 30, 2025

"You're seeing people basically get warehoused because the courts can't deal with the demand."

From BBC Feb. 17, 2025

Surplus items were warehoused, donated, or thrown away.

From Slate Dec. 18, 2024

She also sought to ease the transition of patients from being warehoused in state mental hospitals to living independently.

From New York Times Jan. 4, 2024

Quantity of foreign wool warehoused under bond, 5th January, 1833, 3,165,651.

From A Treatise on Sheep: The Best Means for their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of their Diseases. by Ambrose Blacklock

In warehousing specifically, those humanoids will cost about $10 to $12 per hour to operate — a big saving over the $30 per hour for human labor.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

Too often across America, “schools are really about warehousing of children,” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Jobs in utilities, oil and gas extraction as well as transportation and warehousing also saw strong increases in hours worked.

From MarketWatch Jun. 10, 2026

Richardson is betting on music at a time when other cities — including Los Angeles — are doubling down on sports, warehousing or data centers.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 4, 2026

Milo’s mess halls would not even help him store the cotton, and his warehousing costs skyrocketed and contributed to the devastating drain upon his cash reserves.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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