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ladings

noun

plural of lading

as in payloads

a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported a bill of lading is a document issued by a carrier that lists goods being shipped and specifies the terms of their transport

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Those payloads give crews a visible way to assess where training rockets land during live-fire exercises.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
Further analysis doubtless awaits, after the semi-submersible hauler vessel — so called because its deck goes underwater beneath heavy floating payloads, then rises up with them on board — arrives in Texas.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of payloads

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Instead, Hongqi said the solar roof could help supply lower-voltage electrical loads, including air conditioning, refrigerators and the vehicle’s sentry or monitoring systems.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
Together, Jaybush, Brad Chambers, and the American Heavy Moving team figured out a route through the city that avoided street trees, tight turns, and roads that run above old, fragile sewer pipes, which aren’t rated for heavy loads.

— Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of loads

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The government does not account for compliance burdens that do not involve forms.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
The healthcare industry's voluntary agreements appeal to voters who feel government regulation drives up costs and places unnecessary burdens on businesses, some supporters say.

— Stephanie Armour, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of burdens

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Competition with Asia for LNG cargoes will also remain intense because global supply growth is limited over the next 12 months.

— Jenni Reid, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Iran is demanding a 5% or 7% service fee per barrel of oil that would generate close to $20 billion annually, and that’s not even counting fees on other cargoes, such as natural gas, petrochemicals, helium, fertilizer, and container cargoes.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of cargoes

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Tehran's crude loadings are down about 70% in August from 893,000 bpd last month.

— Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Between March and June, LNG loadings from Qatar and the UAE declined by 35 billion cubic meters year-on-year, according to the International Energy Agency.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026

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