inbound

Example Sentences

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On April 7, the day before the cease-fire was announced, 11 vessels transited the strait—four inbound and seven outbound—down from more than 100 a day before the war, according to Windward, a maritime AI company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

McCormick fell 1.4% after Unilever confirmed it had received an inbound offer for its foods business from the spice and seasoning maker.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

The British-Dutch company confirmed the news on Friday following media speculation that it had received an inbound offer for its “highly attractive” food unit, which includes brands such as Marmite, Knorr and Hellmann’s.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

On a matchday, it handles 11Gb inbound and outbound bandwidth, and data transfer of 205TB.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

We’d wanted the inbound train, going toward Harvard Square and Boston, but had gotten on an outbound train instead.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks