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Recent Examples of shipment
The Abrams follows last month's delivery of the first shipment of HIMARS rocket launchers.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
The surge of e-commerce shipments from Chinese online sellers has also fueled air freight prices.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
So troops at the U.S. garrison can try and disrupt those shipments.
—Lolita C. Baldor, Chicago Tribune, 9 Dec. 2024
In 1947, following media exposes, the FDA obtained an injunction against the interstate shipment of Reich’s accumulators.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 8 Dec. 2024
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
The surge of e-commerce shipments from Chinese online sellers has also fueled air freight prices.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
So troops at the U.S. garrison can try and disrupt those shipments.
—Lolita C. Baldor, Chicago Tribune, 9 Dec. 2024
In 1947, following media exposes, the FDA obtained an injunction against the interstate shipment of Reich’s accumulators.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 8 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shipment
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When the Russian cargo craft docked with the ISS, the Russian cosmonauts that opened the hatch were greeted by a wave of stink.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 25 Dec. 2024
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In the past few years, the platform has enabled participants to have a real-time snapshot of port and inland network congestion and monitor unexpected cargo shifts caused by disasters like the Baltimore Bridge collapse, and world events, such as the Houthi attacks in the Red Sea.Lori Ann LaRocco, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
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But the Rockets could use the salary of starting point guard Fred VanVleet as the base of any package, with the Kings able to realize immediate financial relief next season if declining VanVleet’s team option.Rahat Huq, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
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Instead, Republicans entered into an agreement to increase the borrowing limit by $1.5 trillion in exchange for $2.5 trillion in net cuts to spending, done through a reconciliation package in the next Congress.Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 24 Dec. 2024
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The German firm also audited Aurora’s safety guidelines for its self-driving trucks, as well as protocols for autonomous freight company Gatik.Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 13 Dec. 2024
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Dockworkers and freight companies feud over automation A strike in October at docks across the East and Gulf coasts threatened to upend the economy and drive up prices, but workers and management ended the stoppage with a tentative agreement after three days.Max Zahn, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2024
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The rest of him was placed on a cart and rolled out to a loading dock.Zach Zimmerman, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Reports of Mass Graves Tied to Assad Found After Regime Toppled The imagery also shows that an An-124 (one of the heaviest cargo planes in the world) is at the air base, with its nose open to allow for equipment loading.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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There’s just loads of people that turn up in a park, and there’s music.Chad de Guzman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
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Kara Kramer’s illustrations, filled with the bright colors of the Rubik’s Cube and loads of shapes and geometric patterns, bring a delightful energy to the tale.Megan Gambino, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024
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Boise is home to one of the largest Basque populations outside Europe, and this nearly weeklong summer bash celebrates the diaspora’s rich culture with traditional food, drinks, music, and farm sports like wagon lifting and hay bale throwing.Shannon McMahon, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Dec. 2024
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The boutique hotel uses its herd of horses (that famously swims with guests in the ocean) for equine therapy and a Spa Safari that includes a hike to a clifftop bale for indulgent treatments while overlooking the water.Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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There’s a story about a packet of Skittles causing humiliation in the airport, and an engrossing tale about an unintentionally terrifying Peppa Pig performance at a children’s party.Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Fill up the bottom of your mini greenhouse with pre-moistened seed starting mix and plant your seeds according to the instructions on your seed packets.Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Dec. 2024
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One example can be as simple as shipments that are missing bills of lading or origin documents.Forbes, Forbes, 1 June 2021
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According to bills of lading and other records provided to the San Antonio Express-News by officials at 23 food banks, CRE8AD8 delivered about 147,000 boxes total to food banks.Tom Orsborn, ExpressNews.com, 1 July 2020
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“Shipment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shipment. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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