shipment

Example Sentences

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The most likely explanation is that the shipment was being loaded or unloaded when an accident caused it to fall into the water.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Becker also says management noted that Descartes’ MacroPoint AI agent has lifted tracked shipment rates to 93% from 87% and draws more carriers onto the network.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The company received 10,000 preorders, and its first shipment is expected later this year.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

On Monday, the island received a new shipment of humanitarian aid from Mexico -- its fifth from Mexico's left-wing government since February.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Rosaleen was in the honey house washing a new shipment of mason jars, a job that belonged to me, but she’d volunteered for it, seeing how badly I needed to write everything out.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd