container
Example Sentences
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The force said: "A container was allegedly set alight deliberately causing extensive damage to the container and its contents."
From BBC • May 28, 2026
It is giving people a voice, and it is giving them a container in which to use that voice.
From Salon • May 28, 2026
China’s next export shock may not arrive in a shipping container — it may walk onto the factory floor.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
The compromised container was one of three large tanks at the site containing the chemical.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026
At the heart of each nest, in the innermost container, was a nuclear boiling water reactor.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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