shipping

Example Sentences

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In response, Iran effectively blocked the crucial Strait of Hormuz shipping route south, which normally carries a fifth of the world's oil and gas.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

Independent gas stations have already started raising their prices in the past week, and so did taxi drivers and the shipping companies that have to account for time lost lining up for fuel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

Thousands of Indian sailors have left the Gulf since the war began, including more than 3,600 aided by the South Asian nation's shipping ministry.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

The country is one of the largest contributors of sailors to merchant shipping, sending out hundreds of thousands of seafarers to work worldwide.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

A monkey literally went out of its way to break into Autumn’s basement and steal Grandma’s dashiki—another L, packaged and hand-delivered straight to me with same-day shipping.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer