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shanghai

[shang-hahy, shang-hahy] / ˈʃæŋ haɪ, ʃæŋˈhaɪ /


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Emails and calls to the ship’s Shanghai-based manager, Shanghai Tucson Roy Shp Mgmt, were unanswered.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

In January, Malaysia detained a U.S.-sanctioned vessel, the Nora, a 24-year-old ship registered in Shanghai which was carrying Iranian oil and conducting a ship-to-ship transfer in the region.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

"We have no chance against this," Honda chief executive Toshihiro Mibe told Japanese media after visiting a highly automated factory in Shanghai.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Asian stocks showed a mixed picture in early trade, with Tokyo and Shanghai down around 0.5 percent.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

A principal at a school in Shanghai that figured into the international testing was concerned enough about the stifling atmosphere that he instituted reforms to foster more creativity.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove




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