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Noun
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Ships are not allowed to pass if they or their cargoes are linked to hostile nations, according to the Tasnim report.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2026 -
Around 187 tankers carrying roughly 170 million barrels of crude are stranded inside the Gulf, which will take more than two weeks to clear at the current, post-ceasefire pace, and there are few signs of empty tankers entering the region to load fresh cargoes.—
Amena Bakr,
semafor.com,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Canadian police say Law is suspected of sending at least 1,200 packages to more than 40 countries.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Fares to ride local buses and trains would rise 30% under fare increase packages approved Thursday by the county’s two transit agencies, the Metropolitan Transit System and the North County Transit District.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The bales weighed nearly 780 pounds and were estimated to have a street value of more than $5 million altogether.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 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
Noun
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Thick and juicy, these pork chops take their flavor from Mississippi pot roast, which calls for pepperoncini peppers and convenient seasoning packets.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
18 Apr. 2026
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Here, sugar packets served with your cappuccino come delicately branded; the bartenders wear vests the color of blood oranges; and the bedding is made by the same company that supplied linens for the original Orient Express trains.—
Adam Erace,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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During construction, this plate is embedded into the concrete foundation to distribute design loads to the civil structure while ensuring the alignment of the plant’s mechanical systems.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Apr. 2026
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Einride's proprietary optimization software, Saga AI, is also being used to manage EV execution of select Amazon loads, including charging planning.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Starting Monday, April 20, patrons can pre-order the 6-pack or 12-pack dessert bundles in-store and online.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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At street level, the bundles are set away from the edge of the property line, a configuration that widens the sidewalk to improve circulation outside Grand Central.—
Adam Williams
April 21,
New Atlas,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The attack happened just as Ust-Luga resumed crude loadings over weekend after days of disruptions amid attacks in the region.—
Bloomberg News,
Bloomberg,
7 Apr. 2026
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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
Noun
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On board is a micro rover built by ispace called Tenacious as well as several commercial payloads.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
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Moonshot, which emerged from stealth mode in December with $12 million in fundraising, is developing a high-power electromagnetic launcher system to propel payloads and enable cargo deliveries into space at hypersonic speed using electricity rather than chemical fuels, The Times of Israel reports.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Shipments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shipments. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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