1
: a portable platform for handling, storing, or moving materials and packages (as in warehouses, factories, or vehicles)
2
: a wooden flat-bladed instrument
3
: a lever or surface in a timepiece that receives an impulse from the escapement wheel and imparts motion to a balance or pendulum
1
: a straw-filled tick or mattress
2
: a small, hard, or temporary bed
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Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2025
Putting a few pallets on inbound trailers doesn't mean Amazon is getting into for-hire LTL — much less planning to acquire FedEx Freight or one of its competitors, Jindel tells Axios.
—Colin Campbell, Axios, 17 Apr. 2025
The food pantry received about six to eight pallets of produce, dairy and meat monthly from Rooted for Good, Galvan said, which comes out to between 5,000 and 7,000 pounds.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Every single day, Ulmer and Bullis would flag dangerous pests that needed to be quarantined — and were specifically sent to their national lab because regional identifiers weren’t sure if the strange bug that fell out of a flower or slithered over a wooden pallet posed a true threat.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2025
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Plastic bottles, aluminum cans and wooden pallets are among the items banned from landfills in the state.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2025
Putting a few pallets on inbound trailers doesn't mean Amazon is getting into for-hire LTL — much less planning to acquire FedEx Freight or one of its competitors, Jindel tells Axios.
—Colin Campbell, Axios, 17 Apr. 2025
The food pantry received about six to eight pallets of produce, dairy and meat monthly from Rooted for Good, Galvan said, which comes out to between 5,000 and 7,000 pounds.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Every single day, Ulmer and Bullis would flag dangerous pests that needed to be quarantined — and were specifically sent to their national lab because regional identifiers weren’t sure if the strange bug that fell out of a flower or slithered over a wooden pallet posed a true threat.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Pallet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pallet. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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