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Recent Examples of shipment
The first tranche will vest after the initial shipment of MI450 chips set for the second half of 2026.
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Max A. Cherney, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
The individual permit, which requires a $25 fee per shipment, is valid for a range of dates authorized once issued.
—Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
According to Pentagon officials, four men aboard the boat were killed, and a significant shipment of narcotics was prevented from reaching the United States.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
His regular shipment of materials from China entered the country, and this time, the total price included an 80% tariff charge tacked on top.
—Hadley Hitson, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
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Max A. Cherney, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
The individual permit, which requires a $25 fee per shipment, is valid for a range of dates authorized once issued.
—Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
According to Pentagon officials, four men aboard the boat were killed, and a significant shipment of narcotics was prevented from reaching the United States.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
His regular shipment of materials from China entered the country, and this time, the total price included an 80% tariff charge tacked on top.
—Hadley Hitson, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shipment
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TechCrunch reports that Also already has a deal in place to supply one of the quads, which features a large cargo compartment, to Amazon.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
23 Oct. 2025
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Passenger and cargo space are both good.—
Mark Phelan,
Freep.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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The companies each announced demand surcharges for the 2025 holiday season earlier this year, which includes additional handling and large package charges, alongside the demand charge.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
23 Oct. 2025
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Most people, when given a choice, would choose a package that says best on it rather than poor.—
Sheah Rarback,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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Other companies, including Böcker Maschinenwerke, which made the freight lift used during the heist, have made similar advertisements about the heist in recent days.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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By reducing reliance on large, multi-tonne battery packs and ultra-high-power static charging (sometimes up to 1 MW) traditionally required for long-haul electric trucks, dynamic wireless charging offers an alternative path to decarbonize road freight at scale.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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In its second week, Tortured Poets moved roughly 100,000 more units that Showgirl has here, which may have more to do with Swift front-loading the number of album variants on offer for this LP’s rollout than anything else.—
Katie Atkinson,
Billboard,
21 Oct. 2025
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Before its departure, the ship conducted dummy Tomahawk missile-loading training at Yokosuka Naval Base, just south of Tokyo at the mouth of Tokyo Bay.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Within two decades, commercial trout harvests plummeted by ninety-eight per cent; in Lake Michigan alone, the load dropped from six million pounds to zero in the decade between 1944 and 1954.—
Katie Thornton,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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Although the structure is complete, several final phases remain – including paving, lighting installation, cable inspections, and load testing.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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The first window, dedicated to womenswear, depicts bales of fiber transported in miniature Loro Piana trucks that are ultimately headed to Italy to be woven into the brand’s delicate fabric.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
17 Oct. 2025
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Create a layered Halloween display with hay bales, colorful pumpkins, tall ornamental grass, and a stunning fall wreath.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Oct. 2025
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Along with Grant, Geraint Jones — of the European Space Agency and principal investigator of the Comet Interceptor mission — was able to predict the ion tail crossing thanks to their Tailcatcher program, which is computer code that can track the movements of packets of solar wind material.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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After their visits, stuff is always missing from my house — a hairbrush, my dog’s electric nail file, random dishes and plates, rat traps, laundry detergent packets, dollar store craft items, etc.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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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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According to bills of lading and other records provided to the San Antonio Express-News by officials at 23 food banks, CRE8AD8 delivered about 147,000 boxes total to food banks.—
Tom Orsborn,
ExpressNews.com,
1 July 2020
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“Shipment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shipment. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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