stow
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The bigger challenge is to stow away enough fuel for next winter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
Travelers who are confused about what’s OK to stow in checked or carry-on bags can consult the “What Can I Bring?” feature in the MyTSA app.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2024
Flights do not include "trolley bags" to stow in overhead compartments or checked baggage.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2024
Amazon said it will eventually be looking for workers to stow, pick, pack and sort packages, paying hourly wages between $17 and $28.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
Over the next few days, Lyra concocted a dozen plans and dismissed them impatiently; for they all boiled down to stowing away, and how could you stow away on a narrowboat?
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
She stows a small knitted figurine of legendary England fly-half Jonny Wilkinson, made for her by a friend's grandmother when Aldcroft was a teenager, in her kit bag for every game.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2025
A number of guest rooms also have flexible sleeping setups, like a queen bed that stows into the wall, and a bunk bed with a lower queen bed and an upper twin bed.
From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2022
“No easy solution. Deployable wiper that stows in front trunk would be ideal, but complex.”
From The Verge ● Dec. 10, 2021
Tyler Hamilton, 24, started as one of the workers who scans items as they come into the warehouse and stows them on the shelves.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2021
At home, in the evenings, her father stows their shoes in the same cubby, hangs their coats on the same hooks.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
The boat was also short of lifebelts and buoyancy apparatus was stowed away.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
American forces stowed a shadow-fleet tanker it pursued from Venezuela in a British port earlier this year, but Rowlands said he wasn’t aware of any agreements that would enable a similar arrangement with Gulf states.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
Naturally, it was stowed away in a high-limit room.
From Slate ● Nov. 18, 2025
A commercial passenger flight operated by Air China was safely diverted to Shanghai on Saturday after a battery stowed in a passenger's carry-on luggage caught fire, the airline said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2025
There must have been three, once, hope and charity, where have they been stowed?
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
The firm has benefited from stowing away profits since the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine and doesn’t rely as heavily on debt to fund its trades as some rivals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
Resources are also being used to try to prevent migrants stowing away on cross-channel freight.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
There are door pockets that can accommodate water bottles and a center console compartment that’s good for stowing your smartphone.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 28, 2024
By day, they collected healthy spruce tree leaves and fresh mosses and lichens from the ground, stowing their scientific treasure in zip-close bags as they went.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 20, 2024
Two of the dropcops climbed into the back with us, stowing their plasma welders in a locker.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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