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
That data is crucial to understanding and adapting to climate change and to a vast array of industries on land and at sea like aquaculture, shipping especially through icy waters, coastal tourism, agriculture and even navies, Le Traon said.
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ABC News, 4 June 2026
The congresswoman held up jars of discolored water and said some families had resorted to shipping water to their homes for cooking and bathing.
—Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 4 June 2026
The maritime authority that monitors shipping in the region, the UKMTO, had earlier said a vessel had been struck in the Persian Gulf, about 40 nautical miles southeast of the Iraqi port of Umm Qasr.
—Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 2 June 2026
Neros confirmed that Crossbow Block 2 is already shipping to customers and will be fielded during the upcoming Gauntlet 2 event under the Department of Defense’s Drone Dominance program.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 June 2026
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ABC News, 4 June 2026
The congresswoman held up jars of discolored water and said some families had resorted to shipping water to their homes for cooking and bathing.
—Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 4 June 2026
The maritime authority that monitors shipping in the region, the UKMTO, had earlier said a vessel had been struck in the Persian Gulf, about 40 nautical miles southeast of the Iraqi port of Umm Qasr.
—Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 2 June 2026
Neros confirmed that Crossbow Block 2 is already shipping to customers and will be fielded during the upcoming Gauntlet 2 event under the Department of Defense’s Drone Dominance program.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 June 2026
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The Warriors put the game away in the sixth, sending 11 to the plate and scoring six times to insure its date with Somerset-Berkley in the final.—
Matt Roy,
Boston Herald,
11 June 2026
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The battlefield tactic that might pose the greatest threat would be sending a swarm of multiple drones to attack at the same time.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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The problems persisted as ICE began transporting more detainees there from across the country, the GAO found.—
Michael Biesecker,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
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For the last 12 years, Howell Scott has used his own vehicle and gas money to serve as a volunteer shuttle transporting visitors between a Johnson County hotel and Kansas City International Airport.—
Sophie Lindberg,
Kansas City Star,
9 June 2026
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“Shipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shipping. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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