as in loads
a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported
the accident was caused by an 18-wheeler with a loading in excess of the legal limit
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Recent Examples of loadings
As Fed chair, Greenspan relished poring over obscure economic data, from monthly boxcar loadings to steel production, all in a bid to assess where the economy was going.
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Paul Wiseman,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
As Fed chair, Greenspan relished poring over obscure economic data, from monthly boxcar loadings to steel production, all in a bid to assess where the economy was headed.
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Paul Wiseman,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
Windward said more than two dozen tankers are confined west of Hormuz as of Wednesday, with the blockade cutting Iranian oil loadings and exports by more than half.
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Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
The attack happened just as Ust-Luga resumed crude loadings over weekend after days of disruptions amid attacks in the region.
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Bloomberg News,
Bloomberg,
7 Apr. 2026
Across multiple designs and operating conditions, CNTF heaters consistently achieved higher specific power loadings than comparable metal-alloy elements.
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Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
Saudi Arabia has increased crude loadings in recent weeks, and strategic petroleum reserves held by major consuming nations like China, could provide some temporary cushioning to the market, Rystad Energy said in a note Sunday.
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Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2026
The threat environment alone is enough to deter loadings and prompt diversions at the margin.
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Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
3 Jan. 2026
The logistics for loadings can be very difficult.
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Ashlea Halpern,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 May 2025
Paul Wiseman,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
As Fed chair, Greenspan relished poring over obscure economic data, from monthly boxcar loadings to steel production, all in a bid to assess where the economy was headed.
—
Paul Wiseman,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
Windward said more than two dozen tankers are confined west of Hormuz as of Wednesday, with the blockade cutting Iranian oil loadings and exports by more than half.
—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
The attack happened just as Ust-Luga resumed crude loadings over weekend after days of disruptions amid attacks in the region.
—
Bloomberg News,
Bloomberg,
7 Apr. 2026
Across multiple designs and operating conditions, CNTF heaters consistently achieved higher specific power loadings than comparable metal-alloy elements.
—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
Saudi Arabia has increased crude loadings in recent weeks, and strategic petroleum reserves held by major consuming nations like China, could provide some temporary cushioning to the market, Rystad Energy said in a note Sunday.
—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2026
The threat environment alone is enough to deter loadings and prompt diversions at the margin.
—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
3 Jan. 2026
The logistics for loadings can be very difficult.
—
Ashlea Halpern,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loadings
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Lithium batteries often maintain more consistent performance throughout their charge cycle, a trait that may be noticeable when tackling hills or carrying heavier loads.
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This leads to higher fungal loads.
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The platform isn't designed to fly human passengers; it's geared toward the support of research or other payloads that require retrieval after a stint in space, such as pharmaceuticals and other products of orbital manufacturing.
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The company is targeting uncrewed cargo flights as early as 2028, with Tesla’s Optimus robots potentially among the first payloads.
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According to the European Commission, the duty-free de minimis exemption was introduced in order to alleviate administrative burdens for customs authorities and businesses, but the digitalization of customs procedures has ameliorated that issue.
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With Claude Tag, Anthropic hopes to ease some of these burdens by simplifying the product and embedding it where companies already operate day-to-day.
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Many tankers have been diverted to pick up cargoes elsewhere, and crossing oceans to get back to the Mideast can take weeks.
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Look for a pair with rich texture, like snakeskin, woven leather, or crocodile print, to dress up a pair of light-wash cargos.
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“Loadings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loadings. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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