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On Sunday, the U.S. military struck Iranian targets in multiple waves after a container ship was hit by a suspected Iranian missile in the Strait of Hormuz, the Associated Press reported.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
On Sunday, the U.S. military struck Iranian targets in multiple waves after a container ship was hit by a suspected Iranian missile in the Strait of Hormuz, the Associated Press reported.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
The launch fits a familiar Silicon Valley pattern — ship products first, ask for forgiveness later.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
For air carriers, the demand to ship data-center-related goods marks a significant shift.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
The car was so quiet as they drove, like the Fornax ship in hyperdrive.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
His hands and ankles were chained, and he was shipped off to Adelanto alongside a handful of other immigrants, all who were at least a decade older than him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
“The difference of Insurance is such that every Merchant Orders their Goods shipped in British Bottoms.”
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
Gasoline has been shipped to California from refineries in Texas and Louisiana and Washington.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
The automaker shipped 480,126 EVs to consumers last quarter — much more than even bullish analysts projected.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
“They’re being shipped out on March thirty-first,” Mrs. Jones added.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
Uncertainties in the region, tensions between the U.S. and China, and heightened concerns over the safety of shipping overall have driven up shipping costs between the far east and the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
"The fact that there is a border between us is ridiculous," says Chotrani, who has a job in human resources in a Gibraltarian shipping and tourism company.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
The idea is to set up a shipping container control room in a safe area, where a human can remotely control the vehicle on the last, most treacherous leg of its journey.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
The renewed escalation threatened to slow Gulf producers’ efforts to restore output and undermine confidence in shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, where traffic had recently begun to recover.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Ironically, he ended up making money from the project—after the printing, shipping, and advertising costs were deducted.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
