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Recent Examples of stowage
In a pilot study, the group found that widespread mislabeling and improper stowage meant that nearly 70% of shipping containers arriving in the U.S. with dangerous goods failed the bureau’s safety inspection.
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Manuel Valdes, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
To keep all your key items contained, pack them into a backpack for comfortable weight distribution across both shoulders and secure stowage close to your body.
—Alesandra Dubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
There are also individual stowage areas specially designed for a water bottle, laptop, and headphones.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2024
The monuments—galleys, lavatories, and stowage compartments—are finished in workshops, then moved to a mock-up of the plane.
—Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 21 Feb. 2024
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Manuel Valdes, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
To keep all your key items contained, pack them into a backpack for comfortable weight distribution across both shoulders and secure stowage close to your body.
—Alesandra Dubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
There are also individual stowage areas specially designed for a water bottle, laptop, and headphones.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2024
The monuments—galleys, lavatories, and stowage compartments—are finished in workshops, then moved to a mock-up of the plane.
—Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 21 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stowage
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The head of Chile's National Electricity Coordinator (CEN), Ernesto Huber, said there was still no time frame to restore electricity across the country, adding areas in the north and south had started to regain power.—
Fabian Cambero and Alexander Villegas,
USA TODAY,
26 Feb. 2025
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These changes were largely driven by territorial disputes as the United States expanded westward, with areas shifting between different territories and future states.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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The United States is now the second-largest energy storage market in the world.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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For example, the United States is largely dependent on China for rare earths used in fiber optics, lasers, batteries, nuclear control rods, medical imaging, metallurgy, permanent magnets, catalysts, electronics, aerospace alloys, solid state devices, and data storage devices.—
Deborah Wince-Smith,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Set in 1983, the series follows the sub-orbital space vehicle the Spindrift, whose crew was shrunk after getting caught up in a sandstorm.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2025
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Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin's main competitor in the suborbital space tourism industry, currently charges $600,000 per seat.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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In addition to the 617 Costco warehouses in the U.S., the company has locations in Canada (109), Mexico (41), Japan (36) the U.K. (29), Korea (19), Australia (15), Taiwan (14), China (7), Spain (5), France (2) and one each in Iceland, New Zealand and Sweden.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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That could come in handy for mapping and monitoring large indoor spaces like warehouses and tunnels, search and rescue operations, taking inventory and moving packages between stockroom shelves – all without the the need for human operators to have these drones in their line of sight.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Feb. 2025
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Get Creative: Taylor recommends finding ways to use visual cues to differentiate one space from another, rather than physical objects that can make the room feel more closed in.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2025
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The 660-plus scrolls stayed buried under volcanic mud until they were excavated in the 1700s from a single room that archaeologists believe held the personal working library of an Epicurean philosopher named Philodemus.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
28 Feb. 2025
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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
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“Stowage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stowage. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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