shipments

Definition of shipmentsnext
plural of shipment

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • Five tankers, laden with cargoes including diesel and jet fuel, that were heading west have u-turned in recent days and are now going to East Asia, according to ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg.
    Nicholas Lua, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The Strait of Hormuz isn’t completely closed as several daring ship captains have risked attacks from Iran to transport cargoes through the narrow Persian Gulf waterway, with some claiming to be Chinese.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • During the first go-round, the volume of sub-$800 packages entering the country had already fallen by 54%.
    Jay Caruso, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
  • One ​of the sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said officials responsible for creating targeting packages appeared ​to have used out-of-date intelligence.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 13 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • The crew of the Joseph Napier recovered 29 bales from the water.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Nonstop dancing, food booths, and free color packets and thandai — an Indian cold drink made with milk, spices and nuts — are on offer at this festive celebration.
    Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • In addition to her own preserves and Vacola’d produce, shelves were stacked with cans of fruit and packets of dry biscuits, great hessian sacks of rice and flour, and jumbo tins of powdered milk.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • The Type 00 gave Jaguar loads of new identity—being large, distinctive-looking, and very pink—but that identity wasn’t a universal hit with the purists, which is probably why Jaguar persisted anyway.
    Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • DreamCloud’s discounts closely rivals Nectar’s—this mattress-in-a-box company is offering up to 60% off mattresses and the same 66% off savings on bundles.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The company’s beefed up ESPN app, which includes ESPN+ programming and linear network feeds, is also available in bundles.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • By combining the guidance kit with different bomb bodies, militaries can create several JDAM variants with different payloads and effects.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Now, nearly 7 full years later, there are over 17,000 active and defunct satellite payloads in orbit, with approximately 100 times as many satellites proposed in the coming years.
    Big Think, Big Think, 7 Mar. 2026
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“Shipments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shipments. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.

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