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shipments

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plural of shipment

as in cargoes

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Middle Eastern producers have ferried cargoes out of the Gulf as part of a shuttle program put in place by several countries in the region.

— Bloomberg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
How much information would Iran demand about ships’ cargoes and destinations?

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of cargoes

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The Delivery Service Partner program is run by Amazon’s logistics arm and allows people to set up businesses to deliver packages locally.

— Reuters, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2026
The company makes its tools available in enterprise packages or studios and a lower tier for social media and other content creators.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of packages

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The type of helicopter that crashed can carry heavy loads and is commonly used in firefighting operations, with the ability to carry a more than 2,000-gallon tank.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026
When temperatures exceed 110°F, passenger planes must consider lightening their loads.

— John Vaillant, Time, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of loads

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The project, which involves a partnership between the University of Miami Rosenstiel School and other researchers, focuses on collecting floating coral egg and sperm bundles.

— Joan Murray, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
In recent months, YouTube TV has rolled out nearly a dozen new bundles at varying price points, including a sports-focused offering.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of bundles

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Aramco had resumed crude oil loadings on Friday at its Ras Tanura terminal in the Gulf after they were halted for nearly four months.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 28 June 2026
As Fed chair, Greenspan relished poring over obscure economic data, from monthly boxcar loadings to steel production, all in a bid to assess where the economy was going.

— Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 22 June 2026

Definition of loadings

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Its Lift drone is designed to carry payloads while keeping operating costs below competing systems.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
Using just a Pixel 9 and a Pixel 10, Project Zero was able to exploit a bug in a Dolby Audio codec to deliver payloads to the Pixel 9.

— Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026

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