freight
Example Sentences
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TJX Cos. management isn’t concerned with rising fuel and freight costs brought on by the Iran war, with the discount retailer officially raising its quarterly dividend by 13% to 48 cents a share.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
The Amazon/USPS situation shows that after a brutal three-year freight recession, it’s time for prices to start rising.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
“When you deal with long-distance freight and complex scheduling, if suddenly you become unavailable as core infrastructure to your customers, well, the damage ripples through the entire economy,” said Diari.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Rail freight is responsible for less than 2% of transportation-related greenhouse-gas emissions in the U.S., but that “is still a huge amount,” said Langer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
It also made sense to locate the giant storage tank in the North End, near the freight yards and wharves where the molasses could be poured into barrels and shipped to various distilleries.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
