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as in cargo
a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported
shipped a large freight of steel to the manufacturer
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as in price
the amount of money that is demanded as payment for something
it's all very well to suggest increased government services, but who will pay the freight for them?
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as in to load
to place a weight or burden on
it took six hours to freight the cargo airplane
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Recent Examples of freight
Dan Mangan,garrett Downs,leslie Josephs,holly Ellyatt,chloe Taylor,sam Meredith,azhar Sukri,anniek Bao,kevin Breuninger,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2026
After Qatar halted production on Monday, daily freight rates for liquified natural gas (LNG) tankers jumped more than 40%.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 3 Mar. 2026
Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
Demna’s work was hugely politically freighted at times, and Piccioli has spoken out, particularly on conservative views about women, in the past.
—Sarah Mower, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The benchmark freight rate for the very large crude carriers, or VLCCs, used to ship 2 million barrels of oil from the Middle East to China climbed to $423,736 per day, data from LSEG showed on Monday, reflecting an increase of more than 94% from the previous session.
—Dan Mangan,garrett Downs,leslie Josephs,holly Ellyatt,chloe Taylor,sam Meredith,azhar Sukri,anniek Bao,kevin Breuninger,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2026
After Qatar halted production on Monday, daily freight rates for liquified natural gas (LNG) tankers jumped more than 40%.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 3 Mar. 2026
Verb
His fiction, neither notably blood-soaked nor mythologically freighted, also differs starkly from the work of Larry McMurtry and Cormac McCarthy, contemporaries who likewise were famously steeped in the West.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
Demna’s work was hugely politically freighted at times, and Piccioli has spoken out, particularly on conservative views about women, in the past.
—Sarah Mower, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2025
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Shipping industry leaders also say roughly 10% of container ships operating around the world are stuck in the strait, while United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, which tracks security at sea, said in an advisory note Thursday that only two cargo vessels had passed in the 24 hours prior.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Major ship lines Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd have stopped accepting most cargo destined for the Persian Gulf countries.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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Markdowns expire at midnight, and with prices starting at just $13, these finds won’t last long.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2026
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Between seating that doubles as sneaky storage and throw pillows that stand up to spring showers, there are easy ways to declutter, decorate, and deck out your deck—read on for our 20 favorite flash finds with prices starting at $24.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Mar. 2026
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Its still waiting to load up and head to Bangladesh.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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A little more than two weeks later, Nguyen and her family were loaded on a plane, landing eventually in Southern California.—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
5 Mar. 2026
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At 28, Fritz is no stranger to physical setbacks or the burden of carrying the American flag in men’s tennis.—
Douglas Robson,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s economic measures, including utility subsidies, helped ease the cost of living burden on households, and food inflation slowed due in part to comparison with a year earlier, when those costs spiked.—
Erica Yokoyama,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
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The cost is nearly nine hundred million dollars a day, the Center for Strategic and International Studies estimated.—
Robin Wright,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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This is an ideal solution for technically adept web admins who prioritize cost-effectiveness, absolute control, and performance.—
Gabriel Zamora,
PC Magazine,
8 Mar. 2026
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The combination of these markings is not commonly seen on standard JDAM configurations, raising questions about the specific type of payload or configuration being carried.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Mar. 2026
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Now, nearly 7 full years later, there are over 17,000 active and defunct satellite payloads in orbit, with approximately 100 times as many satellites proposed in the coming years.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
7 Mar. 2026
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The price was $725,000, with annual taxes of around $12,000 and a $198 monthly HOA fee.—
Carisa Crawford Chappell,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Global Entry allows preapproved, low-risk travelers to use expedited kiosks -- for a fee -- when entering the United States from abroad, saving them time at airports and other ports of entry.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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Others may be forced to follow as oil tankers continue avoiding the narrow waterway, rapidly reducing the number of empty ones available for loading.—
Yongchang Chin,
Fortune,
8 Mar. 2026
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Others may be forced to follow as oil tankers continue avoiding the narrow Strait of Hormuz, rapidly reducing the number of empty ones available for loading.—
Yongchang Chin,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Freight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freight. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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