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a considerable amount
he always has a carload of ideas for a new product launch
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Recent Examples of carload
But Associated Press staff saw carloads of agents in northeast Minneapolis, as well as the northern suburb of Little Canada.
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Mike Catalini, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
Tickets, which are $35 per carload, can be purchased online or at the gate.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Dec. 2025
In fewer than 15 minutes, two separate carloads of people pulled up to the John Muir National Historic Site in Martinez last Saturday.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
In the paper, BNSF highlighted that a merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern would control 45 percent of existing freight, citing STB metrics that also indicated that the combined company would move 46 percent of containers and have 43 percent market share of total carload volumes.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 6 Oct. 2025
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Mike Catalini, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
Tickets, which are $35 per carload, can be purchased online or at the gate.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Dec. 2025
In fewer than 15 minutes, two separate carloads of people pulled up to the John Muir National Historic Site in Martinez last Saturday.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
In the paper, BNSF highlighted that a merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern would control 45 percent of existing freight, citing STB metrics that also indicated that the combined company would move 46 percent of containers and have 43 percent market share of total carload volumes.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carload
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As trucks roared up the landfill and dumped fresh loads of trash, adults and children alike rushed forward, gathering beneath cascading avalanches of waste to grab anything of value.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2026
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The 37-year-old is aging like fine wine, averaging nearly 26 points per game for the Houston Rockets while shouldering one of the heaviest minutes loads in the league.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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Later, other stars like Stevie Nicks, David Cassidy, and Mick Jagger mimicked the look in a more choppy, shaggy way with bangs, layers, and tons of texture—instead of the sleekness of the original look.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
15 Apr. 2026
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At the same time, RHIC’s massive detectors, some weighing tens of tons, will also be dismantled.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Apr. 2026
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More than a half-dozen potential candidates are speaking here to make inroads among Black leaders, one of Democrats' most powerful voting blocs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Yet a new work from the guy who gave you Sex, Lies and Videotape — and Traffic, and Erin Brockovich, and Out of Sight, and Magic Mike, and Black Bag, and literally dozens of other movies that run the gamut from intriguing to flat-out brilliant — is still worth clearing your schedule for.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Home Depot’s Spring Black Friday event is live, unlocking great deals on a bunch of big tool brands.—
Andrew P. Collins,
The Drive,
9 Apr. 2026
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Also, at Tribal, Dee says that there are two groups forming with a bunch of people in the middle.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
9 Apr. 2026
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In her letter late last month to City Council members, the city attorney raised a slew of questions about the fiscal contract with LA28.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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This is the other side, a story rife with inconsistencies, false claims and, now, a slew of felony charges that could land her in prison for decades.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
8 Apr. 2026
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The situation has caused a pile-on of speculation and allegations—including from some of its competitors—that the company is purposely degrading performance owing to a lack of compute capacity.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Workers are now combing through the remaining salt pile for other human remains, and a homicide investigation is underway.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The alleged family-run trafficking group conducted multiple sales of drugs including meth and fentanyl, often involving quantities of about one pound or more, prosecutors said.—
Jasmine Mendez
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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Structural risks with the confinement system An uncontrolled failure of this internal shell would release large quantities of radioactive particles.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Apr. 2026
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After avoiding a strike with a last-minute deal, the Los Angeles School District is turning to state officials for help funding its new contracts with the unions representing 70,000 of its workers.—
Tom Wait,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The female singers particularly knocked it out of the ballpark; both deserve record deals or Broadway roles.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Carload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carload. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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