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Recent Examples of job lotOf course, there’s more to it than simply getting a nod from over half a dozen nations to order a job lot of whirlybirds.—
David Szondy
february 24,
New Atlas,
24 Feb. 2026 Where some other towns operating similar schemes have put together a job lot of houses for €1, Castiglione di Sicilia is pricing the properties according to their condition.—
Silvia Marchetti,
CNN,
25 Apr. 2021
Now, Tokyo is investing elsewhere to shore up future supplies.
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Katie Silver,
Fortune,
29 Aug. 2026
Industry experts generally expect crude oil and LNG tankers to be granted priority clearance due to their criticality to global energy supplies, while container ships and other cargo vessels may face longer wait times.
As crude inventories in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve drain toward their operational limits, America is left, armed with just 300 million barrels.
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Siddharth Misra,
Fortune,
25 Aug. 2026
The jurist raised concerns about the state of the RMS Titanic collection and ordered that an inventory of the items and their condition be filed with the court.
The comment cards and all that stuff is very challenging, and then people weaponize that in different ways.
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Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Aug. 2026
Lynch’s massive draft whiffs feel like harmless clerical rounding errors next to his good work in handling all the off-the-field stuff that lands on his desk.
By tackling challenges associated with matching body shapes to conventional sizing, Lee is hoping the technology will help reduce the fashion industry’s multi-billion-dollar problem of merchandise returns.
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Roy Stephen Canivel,
Footwear News,
26 Aug. 2026
One winner per game will receive prizes including tickets, merchandise and a $500 gift card, according to the release.
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Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Aug. 2026
In July 2025, floods swept away the bridge connecting it with Nepal’s Rasuwa Port, suspending goods trade for roughly six months, state media reported at the time.
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Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
26 Aug. 2026
The tariffs are taxes importers pay when purchasing foreign goods that need to cross the border.