container
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Gan Kim Yong, minister of trade for Singapore, home to the biggest container port in the world, on Thursday warned that the world’s supply chains have been disrupted.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
The Iranian-flagged container ship Kashan, which sailed from the port of Bandar Abbas, and the tanker Simba V have both been sanctioned by the US for links with Iran.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
The ignited container landed in a car park, where the fire quickly went out.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
I thought about how best to create a container — a place where someone would cross the threshold and feel.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Lou Ann and Boo are eating lasagna from a plastic container.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
Vocabulary lists containing container
"Earth and Space"
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"Introduction to Homeland Security," Vocabulary from Chapter 6
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