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as in cargo
a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported
shipped a large freight of steel to the manufacturer
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as in price
the amount of money that is demanded as payment for something
it's all very well to suggest increased government services, but who will pay the freight for them?
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as in to load
to place a weight or burden on
it took six hours to freight the cargo airplane
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CBS News, 3 Oct. 2024
Both Norfolk Southern and CSX move rail freight out of the East Coast ports.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
Christine Emba, The Atlantic, 1 Aug. 2024
As is often the case for events freighted with tradition, the most enjoyable moments tended to be the strangest—and the most idiosyncratically French—ones.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 26 July 2024
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When the industry took off some 50 years ago, ships could hold only about a tenth of the freight that today's behemoths carry.
—CBS News, 3 Oct. 2024
Both Norfolk Southern and CSX move rail freight out of the East Coast ports.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
Verb
Connecting the author and her unusual subjects (only about 5 percent of U.S. mothers have five or more kids) is a shared certainty that children are an unqualified good, and that raising them is an activity freighted with positive meaning.
—Christine Emba, The Atlantic, 1 Aug. 2024
As is often the case for events freighted with tradition, the most enjoyable moments tended to be the strangest—and the most idiosyncratically French—ones.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 26 July 2024
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With the amount of air cargo passing through Anchorage each day, the potential for economic losses could be immense, but with appropriate ash monitoring and warning, some of that cost can be avoided.Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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To avoid cultural-repatriation laws, Staley had a trove of literary papers smuggled out of France in a bakery truck; to avoid apartheid-era sanctions, Horowitz had Nadine Gordimer’s archive shipped out of South Africa as a cargo of books.Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
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Democrats say the tariffs are a tax that will be passed on to American consumers through higher prices on everyday goods.John Wisely, Detroit Free Press, 29 Oct. 2024
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By all accounts, the move has been a success, but this still has not been enough to make a significant impact to the share price.Kathryn Hopkins, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
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The ship loaded up on 1.5 million gallons of fuel on December 6, 1941, and has approximately half a million gallons to go.Sloane Crosley, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
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Eighth Inning In the eighth inning, the Dodgers again loaded the bases with no outs.Dan Freedman, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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There is additional support through charities like the Patient Assistance Network Foundation that could help ease the financial burden of prescription drug costs.Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2024
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Ralph Fiennes indicating that the metaphorical burden on his shoulders is much, much greater than the actual weight of his scarlet capelet?Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
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The inflated cost for some spare parts means others can’t be bought, and the readiness of the plane to fly missions could be affected.Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
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In March, the U.K. unveiled a five percent bump and removal of the 80 percent cap for VFX costs in the country to stay competitive.Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Oct. 2024
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First, electric trucks have historically struggled with range when carrying heavy payloads or towing large objects.Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 24 Oct. 2024
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One of those payloads featured tens of thousands of postcards as part of the Club for the Future’s Postcards to Space initiative.Valerie Stimac, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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Enright said that the money those fees generate is being used to invest in affordable housing.Samantha Delouya, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
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Financial institutions should focus on transparency, providing clear information about fees, risks and performance expectations.Odiri Oginni, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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In the loading dock, a truck drops off a fresh supply of green and maroon caps air-shipped from the company’s factory in Dongguan, China after their stockpile of those colors ran out.Alex Prewitt, WIRED, 17 Oct. 2024
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One of the many articulated lorries has backed up for loading.Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Freight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freight. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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