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shipments

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plural of shipment

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Competition with Asia for LNG cargoes will also remain intense because global supply growth is limited over the next 12 months.

— Jenni Reid, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Iran is demanding a 5% or 7% service fee per barrel of oil that would generate close to $20 billion annually, and that’s not even counting fees on other cargoes, such as natural gas, petrochemicals, helium, fertilizer, and container cargoes.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026

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— Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
The content will stream through a dedicated Short Drama tab, accessible to subscribers on Vidio’s TV Extra, Platinum, Platinum Extra and Ultimate packages.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of packages

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Frame your outdoor retreat with hay bales and corn stalks or use them as backdrops for more colorful fall decor.

— Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2026
The disaster, which killed approximately 750 people and injured another 1,800, was due to the combustion of cotton bales and explosives, including TNT, that the ship was carrying.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026

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The team must improve the fabrication process, scale up the laser power, and determine whether the ceramic waveguides can maintain their optical performance under much higher loads.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
The rocket planes tested reaction-control systems for maneuvering where the air was too thin for normal aerodynamic controls, while gathering data on heating, stability, structural loads, human performance and piloting techniques during reentry.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of loads

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Agents searched the phones of Peguero and other people on the boat and found photos going back to December 2024 showing bundles of cocaine.

— David Goodhue August 26, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026
As NBCUniversal prepares for its future as a standalone company, internal discussions have revolved around partnerships, bundles and other similar opportunities with media and tech companies, people familiar with the matter said.

— Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026

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Tehran's crude loadings are down about 70% in August from 893,000 bpd last month.

— Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Between March and June, LNG loadings from Qatar and the UAE declined by 35 billion cubic meters year-on-year, according to the International Energy Agency.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of loadings

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Those payloads give crews a visible way to assess where training rockets land during live-fire exercises.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
Further analysis doubtless awaits, after the semi-submersible hauler vessel — so called because its deck goes underwater beneath heavy floating payloads, then rises up with them on board — arrives in Texas.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026

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