as in sending
to cause to go or be taken from one place to another
we shipped those books out yesterday
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Recent Examples of shipping
Israeli strikes on Iranian oil fields and Iranian drone attacks elsewhere have forced production to slow or halt, while shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has slowed over fear of vessels being targeted by Tehran.
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Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 9 Mar. 2026
The halt to shipping through Hormuz — a narrow waterway that normally handles a fifth of the world’s oil — and attacks on energy infrastructure have driven up prices of crude and natural gas.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026
According to Goldman's analysis, if shipping through the Strait of Hormuz resumes within about a week, the impact on actual production would be relatively limited.
—CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
As the company’s nearly 2,000 store locations have become shipping hubs for online operations, customers say the shopping experience within stores has suffered with staff fulfilling digital orders rather than tending to store aisles.
—Anne D'innocenzio, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026
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Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 9 Mar. 2026
The halt to shipping through Hormuz — a narrow waterway that normally handles a fifth of the world’s oil — and attacks on energy infrastructure have driven up prices of crude and natural gas.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026
According to Goldman's analysis, if shipping through the Strait of Hormuz resumes within about a week, the impact on actual production would be relatively limited.
—CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
As the company’s nearly 2,000 store locations have become shipping hubs for online operations, customers say the shopping experience within stores has suffered with staff fulfilling digital orders rather than tending to store aisles.
—Anne D'innocenzio, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026
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Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2026
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People walking in the vicinity of Waukegan City Hall or the Metra railroad station carrying an empty coffee cup or soda can can dispose of it in a recycling bin rather than sending it to a landfill via a garbage can.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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The quarantine restricts the movement of citrus plants, plant parts and fruit inside and out of the quarantine boundaries, with the only exceptions for agricultural businesses that must follow strict requirements for treatment, cleaning and packing before transporting fruit.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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Iraqi authorities are considering several options for exports, including a pipeline that runs through Iraq's northern Kurdistan region to the port of Ceyhan in Turkey, and the possibility of transporting oil by land.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Shipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shipping. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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