packing

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Meanwhile, hundreds of Iranian drones and missiles have badly damaged Kuwait’s oil infrastructure, hurt U.S. military bases and sent American diplomats and thousands of troops stationed in the country packing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

The concept of packing aesthetically pleasing snacks in a container isn’t new.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Since 2006, independent sellers on Amazon's marketplace have used a program called Fulfillment by Amazon to let the company handle packing and shipping their orders.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

A few days after I was assisting this photographer and packing down C stands, and like 'this is great'.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Sounds like something Gran might put in our orange juice at breakfast…I really should start packing.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin