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warehouse

[wair-haus, wair-hauz, -haus] / ˈwɛərˌhaʊs, ˈwɛərˌhaʊz, -ˌhaʊs /


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In a warehouse next to the A14 in Kettering, a mountain of crumpled fabric is slowly fed into a machine.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

But she also drew the ire of Boyle Heights residents exasperated over the noxious smells that lingered in the wake of a massive fire at a cold-storage warehouse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026

I’ve never felt more secondhand embarrassment watching LIV’s fancy roster traipsing the green in outfits that made them look like the staff at a laser-tag warehouse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Every order that leaves a warehouse carries a cost.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

He would let you live in the warehouse for free if you carved pegs or sanded a few mandolins now and again.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

The theft outraged Johnston, who encouraged Puyi to assert control over the imperial warehouses by ordering a full inventory of their holdings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Two decades ago, the Design District was a neglected grid of low-slung warehouses and empty lots.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Businesses also boosted inventories substantially to replace depleted warehouses and to keep up with rising customer demand.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

In his refrigerated warehouses, located right up against the border wall -- in an area through which dozens of trucks pass -- Mario Jauregui is fed up with "always playing the guessing game."

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

Even the warehouses by the quay were wrought in cheerful colors.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

“Perishables can’t be warehoused to wait out a price spike, they require diesel-dependent refrigerated trucking constantly,” Lempert said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

Fenley said she and other Democrats in town were concerned about having people "warehoused in a place that was not built for human habitation".

From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026

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

Surplus items were warehoused, donated, or thrown away.

From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2024

It should not be difficult to get a tenant, and at the end of the time the furniture could be warehoused, or you could sell it.”

From Olive in Italy by Moray Dalton

The Labor Department said the growth in courier and messenger employment and in air transportation fueled a gain of 104,000 jobs in transportation and warehousing since a recent low in February.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

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

Key details: More jobs were available in transportation, warehousing, package delivery and even the federal government.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

The Logistics Managers’ Index, a monthly survey of supply-chain managers, showed inventory, transportation and warehousing costs all increased in May compared with April.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026

If Morgan Stanley could find someone to sell it insurance on its loans, Hubler could eliminate the market risk of warehousing home loans.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis


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