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warehouse

[wair-hous, wair-houz, -hous] / ˈwɛərˌhaʊs, ˈwɛərˌhaʊz, -ˌhaʊs /


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Videos have emerged on social media purportedly showing explosions in the night skies in the Moscow region, and of a burning warehouse.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

The moves mark an expansion of Costco’s fast-delivery network, as the membership warehouse retailer ramps up its e-commerce offerings.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

A 10,000-square-foot restricted access warehouse to be built at the port will house mooring lines, pedestrian barriers, gangways and repair gear for the US Navy, said a spokeswoman.

From Barron's Sep. 16, 2026

He had been working nights as a "picker-packer" in a warehouse.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

To stand in the farm equipment warehouse, surrounded by a million links of paper chain, piled to the ceiling, is an emotional experience that’s hard to describe.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

At ThredUp, AI helps sort the millions of pieces of clothing sent into warehouses, helping speed up operations and reduce costs.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

But by August, a Russian job site was seeking Korean-language interpreters for Wildberries warehouses, suggesting that North Koreans would continue to be part of the company’s workforce.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

Amazon in recent years has tried to speed up delivery times, set up warehouses closer to people’s homes and sell more basics, like groceries, in an effort to compete more directly with Walmart.

From MarketWatch Sep. 17, 2026

The strikes have also targeted steel companies, another key sector, as well as supply chains -- notably in the rail sector -- and major warehouses.

From Barron's Sep. 12, 2026

“But this time, not only the fields were destroyed, but the warehouses down by the docks in Eames. This is going to be big money, and I intend to go in heavy.”

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

“Perishables can’t be warehoused to wait out a price spike, they require diesel-dependent refrigerated trucking constantly,” Lempert said.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

Faced with what he thought were his only choices—being warehoused, or dying—he applied for MAID.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 30, 2025

"You're seeing people basically get warehoused because the courts can't deal with the demand."

From BBC Feb. 17, 2025

Surplus items were warehoused, donated, or thrown away.

From Slate Dec. 18, 2024

My anticipations are thus confirmed: following the example of the Bembeces, the Fly-killers, the Philanthus, the Bee-killer, lays her egg on the first piece warehoused and at intervals adds to her nurselings' repast.

From More Hunting Wasps by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos

Too often across America, “schools are really about warehousing of children,” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Key details: More jobs were available in transportation, warehousing, package delivery and even the federal government.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

Most of Apotex’s production is in Canada, with additional facilities in Mexico and India, and only two U.S. sites focused on warehousing, distribution and its U.S. affiliate headquarters.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Richardson is betting on music at a time when other cities — including Los Angeles — are doubling down on sports, warehousing or data centers.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 4, 2026

When our elders presented school to us, they did not present it as a place of high learning but as a means of escape from death and penal warehousing.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates




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