as in sending
to cause to go or be taken from one place to another
we shipped those books out yesterday
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Recent Examples of shipping
Oil prices rose because the Iran war crippled supply in the region, between the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the sudden danger in shipping oil and collateral damage to oil-industry infrastructure, among other factors.
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Luxury brands across the Gulf have watched demand fall as much as 70% since the war began, LVMH is shipping inventory out of the region, and Hermès has paused deliveries to stores in Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait entirely, The New York Times reported.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Over 50 countries are coordinating a maritime security mission to protect shipping through the waterway, which normally carries about a fifth of the world’s oil supply.
—Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
The Iran war has caused major disruptions in global oil supply, with shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for roughly 20% of global oil trade, closed amid ongoing hostilities.
—Chaewon Chung
april 13, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Luxury brands across the Gulf have watched demand fall as much as 70% since the war began, LVMH is shipping inventory out of the region, and Hermès has paused deliveries to stores in Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait entirely, The New York Times reported.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Over 50 countries are coordinating a maritime security mission to protect shipping through the waterway, which normally carries about a fifth of the world’s oil supply.
—Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
The Iran war has caused major disruptions in global oil supply, with shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for roughly 20% of global oil trade, closed amid ongoing hostilities.
—Chaewon Chung
april 13, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026
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Riquelme Vega, a Chilean Dutch cocaine importer also in the Super Cartel, wanted to murder a rival in Dubai by sending a team of Colombian assassins to the Emirates, Kinahan voiced his disapproval.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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Right now, engineers need to understand, as coders sending things into the real world, how their work is affecting people.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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Three of the vehicles that Gonzalez was transporting have been located in parts of Florida since Gonzalez went missing, agents say.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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Allen appeared in federal court Monday wearing a blue prison jumpsuit to face charges of attempting to assassinate the President of the United States, discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence and transporting a firearm across state lines, according to the Department of Justice.—
Julia Bonavita , David Spunt , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Shipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shipping. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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