container
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The near-standstill of shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is redrawing the map for container shipping — the backbone of global trade — and adding to worries about inflation.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
The road had been blocked with a large garbage container and tyres.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
For container ships, fuel now costs about 25% of the total price of a voyage from Asia to Los Angeles, Seroka said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
DBS economists expect export growth to accelerate to 8.4% in April from 2.5% in March, noting that container ship deadweight tonnage at 20 major ports rose during the period.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
“We have a waterproof storage container out back by the pool.”
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
Vocabulary lists containing container
"Earth and Space"
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"Introduction to Homeland Security," Vocabulary from Chapter 6
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