shipment

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Commissioner Bob Crawford hand-delivered a 10-carton shipment to commemorate the event.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

The company said the drop in wine and spirits sales was because of a 72.9% decrease in shipment volumes reflecting product divestitures, changes in distributor contractual obligations, and strategic pricing actions on select brands.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

For an e-commerce shipment weighing 2 pounds, the fuel surcharges amount to about $2 out of an average $9.50 total shipping cost, according to ShipMatrix.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The company also continues to see gains in weight per shipment, which is “often an early indicator of improving underlying demand, particularly from industrial customers,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

He had counted twenty- nine deaths out of a shipment of a hundred monkeys.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston