container

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"They were 40 degree days in the bushfire as well," she adds, "so it would have been very hot inside the container."

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Photos posted by the department on its Facebook page showed three men and a woman in handcuffs in a storage facility and a storage container about half full with what appeared to be catalytic converters.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

A container ship declaring itself to have a French owner has passed through the Strait of Hormuz, according to Marine Traffic data analysed by AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

AL JEER, United Arab Emirates—Oil tankers, container ships and bulk carriers shimmer all over the horizon to the left of the windswept beach here at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

And it really helps to keep the container very narrow, so that you don't have to worry about waves bouncing off the sides and complicating things.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones