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Recent Examples of job lotOf course, there’s more to it than simply getting a nod from over half a dozen nations to order a job lot of whirlybirds.—
David Szondy
february 24,
New Atlas,
24 Feb. 2026 Where some other towns operating similar schemes have put together a job lot of houses for €1, Castiglione di Sicilia is pricing the properties according to their condition.—
Silvia Marchetti,
CNN,
25 Apr. 2021
Now, Tokyo is investing elsewhere to shore up future supplies.
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Katie Silver,
Fortune,
29 Aug. 2026
Industry experts generally expect crude oil and LNG tankers to be granted priority clearance due to their criticality to global energy supplies, while container ships and other cargo vessels may face longer wait times.
Hence, retail traders will gain a cheaper and more precise way to speculate on crude, but production, consumption, inventories and geopolitics will remain the dominant forces setting prices.
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Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
1 Sep. 2026
Long maintenance periods can reduce the number of submarines available for deployments even when the vessels remain counted in the fleet’s overall inventory.
There will be special 100th anniversary merchandise, an outdoor bar and a stage for DJs and live music on the east side of 14th Street.
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Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2026
Thorsmark said Copenhagen has measured its carbon footprint since 2020 and has reduced emissions in areas including food, transportation and merchandise.
In his view, the transmission of rising commodity prices to final retail food prices typically takes about 3 to 6 months.
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CNBC,
3 Sep. 2026
With over a decade of experience in international sustainability programmes across agriculture and commodity supply chains, Bart has been shaping OCA from the very beginning, joining as program director in 2016.
Impactful as his collections were, Ackermann was arguably not the right fit for a brand whose primary business came from accessories and leather goods.
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José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
2 Sep. 2026
The free zone distribution framework can accommodate goods purchased in one foreign country and delivered directly to another, provided the applicable conditions are satisfied.