shipment

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Automated conveyor belts shuttle boxes of wine along to a massive pallet wrapper, like a giant cling film dispenser twirling the pallets around ready for shipment.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

On a cold January night, he found himself hauling a shipment of meat across several Midwestern states.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

He trims his shipment assumptions while noting they are still above Nintendo’s.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

The project aims to develop rail infrastructure to transport large quantities of minerals extracted in southern DRC and northern Zambia to Angola's Atlantic Ocean port of Lobito for shipment to global markets.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

When a shipment of corn arrives at the mill, it is soaked for thirty-six hours in a slightly acid bath.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan