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Recent Examples of shipment
May through September are popular months for travelers, moving companies, produce shipments and watercraft, according to Levy.
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 8 Feb. 2025
The Ideal Grocery Store, owned by Eugene Busch, just received a large shipment of items for your Lenten dinner.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Now, duty-free treatment is once again available for China’s direct-to-consumer shipments worth $800 or less.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 7 Feb. 2025
The bootleg bugs — placed in plastic bottles, glass jars and other containers, then concealed in packages of chocolate, chips and other snacks — were discovered during an inspection of a cargo shipment from Japan.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 8 Feb. 2025
The Ideal Grocery Store, owned by Eugene Busch, just received a large shipment of items for your Lenten dinner.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Now, duty-free treatment is once again available for China’s direct-to-consumer shipments worth $800 or less.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 7 Feb. 2025
The bootleg bugs — placed in plastic bottles, glass jars and other containers, then concealed in packages of chocolate, chips and other snacks — were discovered during an inspection of a cargo shipment from Japan.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shipment
Noun
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Dex gives him mouth-to-mouth to revive him and then … leaves him on the cargo ship.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
14 Feb. 2025
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When the Western military left, islanders created makeshift imitations of the infrastructure — control towers built from bamboo, a plane carved from wood — in the hope that this ritual would cause more cargo to arrive.—
Laura Regensdorf Katharine Sohn Laura Bannister Osman Can Yerebakan Shannon Adducci,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Put together a compelling trade package, one that perhaps includes a top prospect like Minten and maybe even a top pick too, and the Predators may have to think long and hard about asking the 34-year-old to accept a return to Toronto.—
Jonas Siegel,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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The package, which is available to book until March 15, is priced from $20,000 for two guests and $35,000 for four and includes private transportation.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Odyssey is a private logistics solutions provider with annual revenue of $1 billion and a freight network that exceeds $3 billion globally, according to the company.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Feb. 2025
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Uber's freight business, which has struggled to generate profitability, accounts for the remaining share of revenue.—
GuruFocus,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The first phase of the Pavilion renovation, addressing backstage infrastructure such as artist facilities and loading areas, is already underway, according to comments and photographs provided by Ravinia President and CEO Jeff Haydon.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2025
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And Hyundai designed the cargo area to sit lower than the average SUV for easier loading and unloading.—
Scotty Reiss,
Parents,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This is because teams test with different fuel loads and tire compounds, and some might even engage in sandbagging—a tactic where drivers deliberately lap slower to keep their true pace and potential under wraps to divert attention from certain features on the car or dodge unnecessary hype.—
Yara Elshebiny,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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Craving more assists from Tyler McGhie to balance the load?—
Bryce Miller,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Authorities found 17 bales with bricks of cocaine weighing over 1,321 pounds on the vessel, and three Dominican Republic citizens were arrested.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2024
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Being on one of them felt a little like sitting on a bale of hay in the middle of a small barnyard.—
Monisha Rajesh,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Those interested in the service can stop in at Senior Service to pick up a tax information packet and schedule an appointment during normal business hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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Participants will leave with either a plant start or packet of seeds to try.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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 28 Feb. 2025.
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