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package

[pak-ij] / ˈpæk ɪdʒ /
NOUN
parcel
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NOUN
container
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She said she often shops for her 6-pound Pomeranian, Bubbles, at Chewy.com and has never missed a package, even sans address.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Such a flat employer compensation tax, or ECT, could delay Social Security’s insolvency by 20 years, or by even longer if it was part of a package of provisions to fund the program.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

P300 and CBP also place acetyl tags on nearby histones, the structures that help package DNA inside cells.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

It was Bellingham's most productive season for Real Madrid, with the numbers indicating just how much of an all-round package he's developed into now.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

"It is not worth packing this last piece of toffee. Rowan," said Marlie, holding out the package.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

But complaints about missed packages and mail-order medications, as well as trouble setting up banking accounts and utilities, persisted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

The companies are also being asked to disclose any claim-related elements of compensation packages for employees and others, such as contractors and adjusters, involved in determining payouts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The first round of tickets, which were for coach packages, went up for sale on Thursday and sold out in less than half an hour.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

It was like Christmas every Wednesday afternoon as we shredded packages and stacked CDs, occasional stickers and vinyl, splitting the spoils and loading them into our computers — by hand even!

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

David and I spent most of our days going to the prison, taking with us packages of food carefully prepared and wrapped by my mother.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson

The wish-granting branch packaged in an eye-catching box is flanked by framed photos of “Obsession,” the small-scale horror film turned global box-office smash to which it is central.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

When police were called to investigate, they found more than 800 devices, packaged in batches of five, stacked into nine boxes, some wrapped in foil, others in bubble wrap.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

When a gamble gets packaged into an investment vehicle like an ETF, it might not feel like a gamble.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

By altering these histones, acetyl-CoA can loosen the way DNA is packaged.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

They were the same cookies she packaged up for the old ladies.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos

The European Union sets mandates for 90%, 85%, 80%, 75%, 70%, 65%, 60%, 55% and 50%, covering everything from beverage containers and packaging materials to municipal rubbish.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Still, Judge Myles ordered that "anything that was in the actual room needs to be preserved and maintained," including IV lines and syringes, as well as waste, like packaging, inserts, and labels.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Musk has said Terafab will be a one-of-a-kind facility that can make memory chips, logic chips and packaging used across his companies, such as for humanoid robots, satellites and data centers.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Marcelo Peressim, 50, who owns a packaging company, came out to Flavio Bolsonaro's rally with a portrait of the candidate's father.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

Somewhere, behind the brightly colored packaging, underneath the labels covered with information, there is a mountain of corn.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan




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