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Recent Examples of shipment
The shipment is expected to arrive on Saturday.
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ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
Pair that performance with leading global shipment numbers, and the direction becomes clearer.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Maybe a shipment of stale Valentine’s Day candy is in order.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
Cuba hasn’t received an oil shipment since December.
—Eyder Peralta, NPR, 10 Feb. 2026
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ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
Pair that performance with leading global shipment numbers, and the direction becomes clearer.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Maybe a shipment of stale Valentine’s Day candy is in order.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
Cuba hasn’t received an oil shipment since December.
—Eyder Peralta, NPR, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shipment
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Shipping industry leaders also say roughly 10% of container ships operating around the world are stuck in the strait, while United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, which tracks security at sea, said in an advisory note Thursday that only two cargo vessels had passed in the 24 hours prior.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Major ship lines Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd have stopped accepting most cargo destined for the Persian Gulf countries.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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The group inside the building ransacked the furniture and at least one person appeared to steal a package before sirens were heard and people rushed back outside.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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The agency isn’t aware of anyone in Colorado receiving unsolicited seeds in the mail, yet, this year, but other states, including Texas and Alabama, have already started receiving such packages, said Wondirad Gebru, director of the department’s plant industry division.—
Jessica Seaman,
Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2026
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In May and June of 2019, four oil tankers docked in the United Arab Emirates were sabotaged and two freight vessels, one Japanese-owned and the other Norwegian-owned, were damaged by Iranian mines in the Gulf of Oman, which sits below the Strait.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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According to a recent report by Indian newspaper Mint, major carriers have suspended or restricted transit via Red Sea–Suez Canal, which has led to an increase in transit times by 10–20 days and 40%–50% higher freight rates on key India–Europe routes.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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Others may be forced to follow as oil tankers continue avoiding the narrow waterway, rapidly reducing the number of empty ones available for loading.—
Yongchang Chin,
Fortune,
8 Mar. 2026
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Others may be forced to follow as oil tankers continue avoiding the narrow Strait of Hormuz, rapidly reducing the number of empty ones available for loading.—
Yongchang Chin,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
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This approach allows for ramping up or down instantly to maintain high efficiency across varying loads and perfectly match the natural, fluctuating power profile of the sun and wind.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Mar. 2026
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They were being forced to carry the load because LeBron James (right hip contusion and left foot arthritis) and backup centers Jaxson Hayes (back soreness) and Maxi Kleber (back) were all out with injuries.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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The artificial ice would be surrounded by bales of hay to provide a safety barrier for skaters.—
Cary Goodman,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2026
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The crew of the Joseph Napier recovered 29 bales from the water.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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One seed packet is usually enough for a 10- to 30-foot row.—
Holly McNamara,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
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Sana likens her vision to seeing through a cereal packet.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
7 Mar. 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 14 Mar. 2026.
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