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Recent Examples of shipment
Another shipment arrived at a terminal in Martinez around the same time.
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Aaron Cantú, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
The same investigation also involved a 27-year-old Panama City man accused of collecting $21,000 tied to a separate kilogram fentanyl shipment mailed to Bradenton inside a battery charger.
—Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
The stage departed from the agency’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans on Monday for shipment to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
Last week, according to Argus, the last shipment of jet fuel to pass through the Strait of Hormuz arrived in Europe.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
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Aaron Cantú, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
The same investigation also involved a 27-year-old Panama City man accused of collecting $21,000 tied to a separate kilogram fentanyl shipment mailed to Bradenton inside a battery charger.
—Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
The stage departed from the agency’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans on Monday for shipment to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
Last week, according to Argus, the last shipment of jet fuel to pass through the Strait of Hormuz arrived in Europe.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shipment
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And the Blue Moon Mk1 is a cargo variant of the lander that will later support a crew — but how much later is the question.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
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During a recent demonstration, the robot pushed cargo onto a conveyor belt and signaled to a nearby worker.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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After booking affordable dental tourism packages, patients then fly to Turkey.—
K.H. Koehler,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Police said the package was shipped from China and was marked as containing an automotive filter.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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On Thursday, marine traffic data showed almost no tanker or freight traffic passing through the strait as Iran and the US contest the chokepoint.—
Eleni Giokos,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
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Disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea are global geopolitical events showing up in fabric costs, freight surcharges, and compressed margins.—
Catherine Nekavand,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
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The company’s chief executive said Sunday that inspections found no evidence of leaks from storage tanks, pipelines, loading facilities or nearby tankers.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
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The sensor delivered repeatable measurements with low hysteresis, meaning readings stayed consistent during loading and unloading cycles.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 May 2026
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For a while, we’re cheered at the prospect that Karl Urban might lighten the movie’s load with his meta ironic balsa-wood Don Johnson presence.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
6 May 2026
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Since 2023, McLane routes using this technology logged 280,000 autonomous miles in Texas, covering 1,400 loads delivered to restaurants.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
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Family Fun At Aamodt's Apple Farm on the southwest edge of Stillwater, kids love the seasonal goat farm, pedal tractors, hay wagon rides, and a hay bale maze.—
Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
28 Apr. 2026
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Upon arrival, firefighters found that insulation bales stored outside of the building had caught fire, which then spread to the nearby structure.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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When Allegheny County Elections has processed the request, staff will send out a packet of accessible voting material, including a return envelope and a secrecy envelope, as well as an email with instructions for how to access the ballot.—
Finch Walker,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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That is because players making their first appearance at the tournament will wear the unique badge, which will later be authenticated, signed and eventually added to a packet of trading cards.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
9 May 2026
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Cargill built a large soybean-lading facility at Santarem, some 500 miles up the Amazon.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
4 Jan. 2026
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One example can be as simple as shipments that are missing bills of lading or origin documents.—
Forbes,
Forbes,
1 June 2021
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“Shipment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shipment. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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