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Recent Examples of shipment
Cuba hasn’t received an oil shipment since December.
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Eyder Peralta, NPR, 10 Feb. 2026
One shipment of her portfolio later, she was offered a head of architecture gig at Yeezy.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 9 Feb. 2026
While paperwork declared the shipment was for breeding, organizer Abraham Badillo told The News the birds’ offspring would be used for fighting, underscoring the regulatory gap that allows the industry to persist domestically and abroad.
—Tracey McManus, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
In logistics, agentic RAG can analyze shipment delays and automatically reschedule routes.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
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Eyder Peralta, NPR, 10 Feb. 2026
One shipment of her portfolio later, she was offered a head of architecture gig at Yeezy.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 9 Feb. 2026
While paperwork declared the shipment was for breeding, organizer Abraham Badillo told The News the birds’ offspring would be used for fighting, underscoring the regulatory gap that allows the industry to persist domestically and abroad.
—Tracey McManus, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
In logistics, agentic RAG can analyze shipment delays and automatically reschedule routes.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shipment
Noun
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Blue Origin New Glenn carrying Blue Moon Mark 1 (MK1), a single-launch, lunar cargo lander that remains on the surface.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Feb. 2026
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Ninety percent of our cargo comes from Asia.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The charge, which helped pay for the $310 million stadium, ranged from $100 to $1,500 depending on the ticket package.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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The city invested a $125 million grant package to aid in remedying flood concerns in June.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Transit agencies and freight carriers want lighter rolling stock to cut fuel use.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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Further reductions are expected to come from shifting transport away from air freight toward sea freight.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Brighton junior had paced the hallway leading to the loading dock at Ball, pre-match, a bouncing mess of reds, pinks and browns.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
22 Feb. 2026
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Bunch and Rea’s statement says a plan submitted to the city’s planning department includes significant exterior changes at the store, including an expansion and reorienting of the loading deck alongside an increase in outdoor storage.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But with the other two gone, can Leonard carry the load?—
Janis Carr,
Oc Register,
19 Feb. 2026
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Autonomous aircraft can move smaller loads more discreetly.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Cotton was a big crop in Savannah before the Civil War, with the city exporting more than half a million bales of cotton a year.—
Jim Halley,
AJC.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Investigators believe the fire started when a combine harvester in an agricultural field sent up some sort of sparks and ignited hay bales.—
Sarah Horbacewicz,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2026
Noun
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From giving red packets to ensuring your home is properly prepared, CNN outlines the essential do’s and don’ts to help set the tone for a successful year ahead.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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This quirky spot, designed to look like a neighborhood shop, sells some of Qatar’s favorite snacks, like packets of crunchy salty Pafki chips and Jellopy fruit gums.—
Rachel Morris,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Feb. 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 23 Feb. 2026.
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