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Recent Examples of trainload
Modern-day Vanderbilts should expect a trainload of paperwork.
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Lucy Alexander, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2023
Camps and sanitariums opened for business, and welcomed trainload upon trainload of them.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2022
In the waning days of the war, in April 1865, Confederate President Jefferson Davis fled Richmond with a trainload of what was left of the Confederate treasury in gold and silver.
—Washington Post, 2 May 2022
The Russian Defense Ministry released footage of a trainload of armored vehicles leaving Crimea, which Russia seized from Ukraine in 2014.
—Jill Lawless, ajc, 16 Feb. 2022
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Lucy Alexander, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2023
Camps and sanitariums opened for business, and welcomed trainload upon trainload of them.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2022
In the waning days of the war, in April 1865, Confederate President Jefferson Davis fled Richmond with a trainload of what was left of the Confederate treasury in gold and silver.
—Washington Post, 2 May 2022
The Russian Defense Ministry released footage of a trainload of armored vehicles leaving Crimea, which Russia seized from Ukraine in 2014.
—Jill Lawless, ajc, 16 Feb. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trainload
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Norfolk Southern is one of the largest railroads in the U.S., delivering more than 7 million carloads annually.Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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For perspective, Norfolk Southern’s total volume of carloads and intermodal units rose just 0.9% between 2020 and 2023, while its average revenue per carload or unit rose a solid 23%.Trefis Team, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
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Fans have been given a wagonload of Duttons since Costner blazed the trail.Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2023
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Soon 300,000 copies were in circulation, generating plaudits and hate mail by the wagonload.James Marcus, WSJ, 4 Nov. 2022
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On April 29 1856, a shipload of camels arrived at the Texas port of Indianola.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 29 Apr. 2024
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With a shipload of multimillionaires and billionaires, how will ULYSSIA avoid a DIEHARD situation at sea, like piracy, kidnapping, or terrorists making a statement?Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
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Photograph: Oyewole Lawal On the day of my visit, an aggregator had delivered a truckload of batteries from laptops, cell phones, and power tools.Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
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Its Plainfield warehouse had been operating for about 20 years, providing goods to resellers, small stores and flea markets bidding on pallets and truckloads of merchandise through its website, liquidation.com.Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Nov. 2024
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If the rear passenger space is modest, the rear cargo space is class leading for a car this size.James Morris, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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These drones, loaded with an array of seeds, hover over target areas and release their precious cargo.Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
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There's vitamin E and a boatload of oils (apricot, primrose, jojoba, and more) for long-lasting-as-heck moisture.Sarah Han, Allure, 2 Dec. 2024
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That might seem excessive and a boatload of work simply to get some questions.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
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That flag drop signals the start of a mad dash to totally disassemble the garage and pack all the equipment onto their respective freights, an operation that extended well into early Monday morning in Doha.Jack Bantock, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
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With protests already scheduled for Thursday and Dec. 10 at the major ports, shippers may have more incentive to shift some ocean freight over the air instead.Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Trainload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trainload. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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