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Recent Examples of shipment
For example, consider how U.S. tariffs have rerouted the world’s shipments and impacted sales of countless products.
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Alex Ford, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Auto exports to the U.S. are a cornerstone of Japan’s economy, making up 28.3% of all shipments in 2024, according to customs data.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 16 July 2025
Not only does the late summer represent the conclusion of a flurry of shipment orders in preparation for the busy holiday shopping season, but also the latest trade deadline.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 15 July 2025
Earlier in the week, Trump overturned a Pentagon decision to withhold some weapons shipments to Ukraine.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 12 July 2025
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Alex Ford, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Auto exports to the U.S. are a cornerstone of Japan’s economy, making up 28.3% of all shipments in 2024, according to customs data.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 16 July 2025
Not only does the late summer represent the conclusion of a flurry of shipment orders in preparation for the busy holiday shopping season, but also the latest trade deadline.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 15 July 2025
Earlier in the week, Trump overturned a Pentagon decision to withhold some weapons shipments to Ukraine.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shipment
Noun
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Earlier this year, a FedEx cargo plane had to make an emergency landing shortly after it was set ablaze from hitting a bird.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
23 July 2025
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That's important particularly at this point in time, when reports note improvements in cargo fleets' carbon intensity, but also increased emissions from shipping and astronomically high projections of emissions in the future.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
22 July 2025
Noun
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By the time lawmakers voted on the bills in the clean energy package, DTE and Consumers had become largely neutral on it.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
24 July 2025
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The basic package, which includes a charging pad and glasses case, retails for $1,200, which is less expensive than the average cost of prescription hearing aids: $2,100.—
Mara Santilli,
Flow Space,
23 July 2025
Noun
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It was used to transport passengers and freight between Green Bay and Oconto.—
Kerry Breen
July 13,
CBS News,
13 July 2025
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The company specializes in ornamental metal, architectural millwork and commercial and residential stone and serves as a one-stop shop for design, fabrication, installation and freight.—
Katie Nixon,
The Tennessean,
10 July 2025
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The PCMark 10 Overall Storage test measures an SSD's speed in performing a variety of routine tasks such as launching Windows, loading games and creative apps, and copying both small and large files.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
16 July 2025
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Indeed tariffs typically take several months to feed through to inflation data, while the significant front loading of imports implies that few goods may have been subject to tariffs yet.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
15 July 2025
Noun
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As Blurton explains it, in the strength world, load and velocity often have an inverse relationship.—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
15 July 2025
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Too much nitrogen fosters loads of vegetative (leaf and shoot) growth and little reproductive (flower and fruit) growth.—
Paul Cappiello,
The Courier-Journal,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Unlike materials like cob, straw bale is adopted in the California residential building code.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
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The work there has included arranging bales of straw on the sand, which has enabled native shrubs to take root and begin to keep down the blowing dust.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
Noun
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No judgment here—just you, your snack, and a packet of spicy mustard.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
18 July 2025
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Plus, each order comes with an extra packet of Tajín Chile Lime seasoning.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
17 July 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 29 Jul. 2025.
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