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Recent Examples of trainloadThe trainload of passengers, now kitted out for a jungle excursion, stepped out into tropical heat and loaded into a caravan of open-air jeeps to explore the park.—
Kevin West,
Travel + Leisure,
16 July 2025 North Korea delivered trainloads of weapons and ammunition, including millions of artillery rounds and ballistic missiles and launchers, in direct violation of multiple UN Security Council resolutions.—
Antony J. Blinken,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Oct. 2024 Russia’s importation of fuel from Belarus—a single trainload consisting of less than half a percent of Russia’s weekly gasoline consumption—does not indicate that Russia is experiencing a nationwide fuel shortage.—
Sergey Vakulenko,
Foreign Affairs,
25 June 2024 Modern-day Vanderbilts should expect a trainload of paperwork.—
Lucy Alexander,
Robb Report,
30 Apr. 2023 See All Example Sentences for trainload
Planters simply replaced the dead with fresh shiploads of Africans.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
Family zones, adult hideaways, a massive lagoon and a lively retail village are stitched together to handle shiploads of passengers without losing the upbeat, beach-day vibe.
Flights at Germany's Leipzig/Halle Airport, a major cargo hub, were disrupted during the night after a sighting of a flying object was reported and another object was found near a runway, police said Wednesday.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Aug. 2026
How much information would Iran demand about ships’ cargoes and destinations?
The 8th overall pick in this year’s draft comes into the league with a boatload of injury concerns, and a top-75 pick is too rich for me.
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Jonathan Rubin,
Charlotte Observer,
24 July 2026
The government is issuing boatloads of Treasurys to pay for our huge budget deficit and to refinance trillions of dollars in existing debt that is coming due.
Its only link to the province’s highways is a 5-hour train ride that shuttles passengers, freight, and vehicles through the Boreal forest.
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IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 July 2026
From the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea to the Black Sea, attacks on commercial vessels have disrupted trade, raised insurance and freight costs, and forced shipping companies to reconsider routes once treated as dependable.
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Chloe Taylor,Sam Meredith,Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
30 July 2026