shipment
noun
ship·ment
ˈship-mənt 
Examples of shipment in a Sentence
We sent out another shipment of books.
My order was delivered in two shipments.
This box is ready for shipment.
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Seagate announced shipments of Exos M hard disk drives, HDD, samples to customers with up to 36TB storage capacity.
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Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Though fruit containers have proven reliable, drug traffickers also hide cocaine in shipments of cocoa beans, coffee, fish and porcelain vases, according to Izvestia's sources.
—Jon Jackson, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
Following a year of negotiations, in September 2024, BIS unveiled a Validated End User (VEU) program for data centers to ease shipments of AI chips to the Middle East.
—Colin H. Kahl, Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2025
Both stand accused of trafficking large shipments of fentanyl and other drugs across the border, fueling a surge in U.S. overdose deaths.
—Keegan Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Though fruit containers have proven reliable, drug traffickers also hide cocaine in shipments of cocoa beans, coffee, fish and porcelain vases, according to Izvestia's sources.
—Jon Jackson, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
Following a year of negotiations, in September 2024, BIS unveiled a Validated End User (VEU) program for data centers to ease shipments of AI chips to the Middle East.
—Colin H. Kahl, Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2025
Both stand accused of trafficking large shipments of fentanyl and other drugs across the border, fueling a surge in U.S. overdose deaths.
—Keegan Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Shipment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shipment. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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shipment
noun
ship·ment
ˈship-mənt
1
: the act of shipping
2
: the goods shipped
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