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freight

[freyt] / freɪt /


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“Fall is particularly difficult, kind of like a perfect storm right now,” said Hannah Hurckes, chief executive of freight brokerage and third-party logistics fulfillment provider Boss Lady Logistics.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

The temblor sparked several fires, collapsed buildings, damaged bridges -- including part of one pedestrian walkway that collapsed into a river -- and capsized a freight train.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

They think WiseTech will also give information on contract terms with freight forwarders including DSV, and developments in its artificial-intelligence capabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Also, the Middle East conflict should delay pace of full-scale resumption of Suez Canal, potentially supporting container freight rates and the port manager’s pricing power.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

The Americans took the boys to a short stretch of railroad track, not far from the main camp, where fifty freight cars stood.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

There’s something of a pattern here, one that freights that statement with irony.

From Slate Jul. 11, 2023

Although it initially freights our empathy scale to favor Gauthier's side, the story humanizes all parties as it progresses.

From Salon Feb. 3, 2022

The sheer cost of her course load freights every school day with expectation.

From The New Yorker Feb. 8, 2019

The reference, to Noah’s ark, is explicit, but Walker freights it with ugly realities.

From The Guardian Nov. 22, 2016

Where commerce is open to competition, a fair remunerative price for carrying freights is all that is demanded or paid.

From Monopolies and the People by Cloud, D. C.

The fruit is pre-cooled for five hours before being packed and transported in refrigerated vans and then stored in cold rooms before being air freighted.

From BBC May 25, 2026

Can you please unpack the really freighted language in the birthright citizenship clause that is “subject to the jurisdiction thereof.”

From Slate Mar. 16, 2026

The latest numbers were slightly improved from a previous reading freighted by government shutdown disruptions, but barely.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 8, 2025

Projecting individual meaning onto our favorite shows is a natural result of an emotionally freighted medium.

From Salon Nov. 26, 2025

Hie word was freighted with such seductiveness that Kaede picked up the goblet without hesitation.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo

The heatwave lowered levels in the Rhine River - a major shipping route - limiting the amount cargo ships can transport and raising freighting costs.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2025

And, he said, growth in freighting has slowed in the years since the pandemic boost, with warehouses seeing higher job vacancy rates.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 12, 2025

Per the statement from the White House, "Bypassing regular air freighting routes will speed up the importation and distribution of formula and serve as an immediate support as manufacturers continue to ramp up production."

From Salon May 18, 2022

The company turned briefly to air freighting products to meet demand, but at five or six times the cost of sea freight, it cut into the company’s profits.

From New York Times Oct. 31, 2021

Although he no longer ran a freighting business full-time, he still moved some goods and welcomed my assistance.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac




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