container

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Disney began selling simple souvenir popcorn pails in the 1990s and in 2010 introduced a 3D container modeled after Micky Mouse.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

According to the Sydney Morning Herald, which cited unidentified police sources in its reporting, there were spinning air ducts recently fitted to the shipping container, a job likely to require more than one person.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

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

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

She dropped the whole container on the floor with a thunk!

From "Scream for Ice Cream: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #2" by Carolyn Keene