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Recent Examples of shipment
Spotted lanternfly, also known as SLF, arrived here from Asia in 2014, possibly on a shipment of granite from overseas.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations said the medical supplies were part of a wider shipment of humanitarian aid, Mehrs reported.
—Sean Nevin, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
Iran has targeted oil refineries and shipment centers across the Gulf.
—Ezgi Canpolat, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin is now returning the favor by sending a shipment of drones, medicine, and food to Iran, Western officials briefed on the intelligence said, according to the Financial Times.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 26 Mar. 2026
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations said the medical supplies were part of a wider shipment of humanitarian aid, Mehrs reported.
—Sean Nevin, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
Iran has targeted oil refineries and shipment centers across the Gulf.
—Ezgi Canpolat, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin is now returning the favor by sending a shipment of drones, medicine, and food to Iran, Western officials briefed on the intelligence said, according to the Financial Times.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shipment
Noun
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The sheriff's office said that the timber-hauling truck was in compliance with all safety measures regarding its cargo, and no criminal or civil charges were anticipated.—
April 3,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The 20-year-old driver was arrested on suspicion of smuggling, and the human cargo was taken to a hospital for injuries suffered during the smuggling attempt, authorities said.—
Jim Radcliffe,
Oc Register,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Full season, half season and quarter season packages are available.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
31 Mar. 2026
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New subscribers can purchase subscription packages in early summer, and single tickets will go on sale sometime after that.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In a September petition, the World Shipping Council (WSC) took issue with the section that determined that the FMC could review export freight rates on the grounds that Congress ended the commission’s regulatory oversight over freight rates in 1984.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The site is being divided into several parcels, one destined for a Yokohama-like building with an attached hotel, another for housing, a third for shipping perishable freight.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Two loading docks that previously housed trash dumpsters for the older building have been reclaimed as a visualization lab and a robotics lab.—
Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Russia’s key Baltic port of Ust-Luga resumed crude loading after days of disruptions amid multiple Ukrainian drone attacks in the region.—
Bloomberg,
Fortune,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Now, Nicasio and other students' work is paying off, giving people a place to take a load off.—
Brady Halbleib,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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More income meant more leverage, the thinking went, and more ability to negotiate a fairer split of the cooking, cleaning, laundry, childcare, pet care—the whole to-do list and mental load of running a household.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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During the show, she can be heard noting that a hammerhead shark appears to be pursuing a bale of fake cocaine.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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The artificial ice would be surrounded by bales of hay to provide a safety barrier for skaters.—
Cary Goodman,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Seven stacks of tiny paper cups were arranged to the left, next to packets of Nescafé, pouches of two-minute noodles, and a double gas burner connected to the cylinder—the main tool of his trade.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Another example is paper packets for snacks like biscuits and chips.—
Etiido Uko
March 28,
New Atlas,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Cargill built a large soybean-lading facility at Santarem, some 500 miles up the Amazon.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
4 Jan. 2026
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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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“Shipment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shipment. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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