Wall Street Journal

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Retaliate

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If someone insults you, don't retaliate as it only makes the situation worse.

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A riposta, a se răzbuna

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Mitigate

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Beijing sets mechanisms to retaliate against Western pressure and mitigate sanctions’ impact after an expedited process without public consultation

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A atenua

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Expedite

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Beijing sets mechanisms to retaliate against Western pressure and mitigate sanctions’ impact after an expedited process without public consultation

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A accelera

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Counter

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China enacted a new law aimed at countering foreign sanctions, in response to U.S. and European efforts to pressure Beijing on issues spanning human rights, trade and technology.

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A se opune

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Coercion

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Chinese academics and state media have described the law as a timely addition to Beijing’s legal tool kit for resisting Western coercion.

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Constrângere

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Ramp up

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The U.S. and other Western governments have ramped up the use of economic and political sanctions against China.

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a large increase in activity or in the level of something:

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Conducive to

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Such action is not conducive to attracting foreign investment or reassuring companies that increasingly feel that they will be used as sacrificial pawns in a game of political chess

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Propice (care favorizează la)

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Pawn

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Such action is not conducive to attracting foreign investment or reassuring companies that increasingly feel that they will be used as sacrificial pawns in a game of political chess

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Pioni

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Reconcile

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Where there is any disagreement across borders, governments need to come together to reconcile this in a way that allows businesses to remain legally compliant within the jurisdictions in which they operate

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A reconcilia, примирится

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Punitive

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Washington has also in the past applied punitive measures against Chinese companies and individuals it accuses of violating U.S. sanctions against North Korea and Iran.

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Карательный, represiv, pedepsitor

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Sue

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Allow Chinese businesses to sue in Chinese courts for compensation over losses that result from foreign measures.

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Предьявить иск, a da în judecată

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Shed, shed shed

Present participle: shedding

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often used in newspapers) to get rid of something you do not need or want

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Bill could force e-commerce giant to split into two companies or shed line of private-label goods

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Genuinely

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I'm genuinely sorry for what I said.

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Cu adevărat

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Mankind

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Chief Executive Tim Cook has said the company’s greatest contribution to mankind will be in health.

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Omenire

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audacious

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Apple has envisioned an audacious plan for healthcare, offering its own primary-care medical service with Apple-employed doctors at its own clinics

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Curajos

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Eightfold

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Under Mr. Cook’s leadership, Apple has increased its research-and-development budget eightfold to $20 billion annually, according to its public filings.

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Восьмикратный

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Akin

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That’s akin to parents making years of sacrifices on behalf of their children.

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Similar

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Pay off

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States Pile On Covid-19 Vaccine Incentives. Will They Pay Off?

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A achita

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Pop up

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The words "Hard disk failure - program aborted" popped up on the screen.

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Неожиданно возникнуть

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Bullet

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A bullet had lodged in the boy's leg.

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Glonț

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Bullet

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A bullet had lodged in the boy's leg.

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Glonț

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Lodge

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A bullet had lodged in the boy's leg.

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Всадить

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Burdensome

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a burdensome task

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Обременительный, împovărător

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Oblivious

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On the other hand, the findings also help explain why many entrepreneurs—just like many parents—can be oblivious to their “child’s” faults.

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Забывчивый

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Overly

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Entrepreneurs might, for instance, have an overly high estimate of what the business could be worth.

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Чрезмерно, excesiv

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Unwilling

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Or they might be unwilling to take expert advice on improvements that could be critical to a company’s growth.

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Nedispus

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Setback

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This could ultimately be a recipe for disaster, because the other members may not persist in the face of difficulty and setback

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Problem

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Rein

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So, entrepreneurs should look for signs that it’s time to share power or perhaps give up the reins entirely.

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Frâu

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Surge

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In the turbocharged housing market, prices are surging and homes on the market are routinely selling for far more than the listing price.

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to increase suddenly and strongly;

to move quickly and powerfully;

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Down payment

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Those who can’t afford big down payments are often the ones losing out.

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an amount of money that you pay at the time that you buy something but is only a part of the total cost of that thing. You usually pay the rest of the cost over a period of time;

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Cushion

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Bigger down payments can cushion the housing market in a downturn.

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to make the effect or force of something softer

A amortiza

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Downturn

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Bigger down payments can cushion the housing market in a downturn.

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a reduction in the amount or success of something, such as a country's economic activity

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Leg up

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That put Ms. Stansbury at risk of having to come up with extra cash in a hurry, but she had lost out on bids for other houses and thought it would give her a leg up.

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help that you receive that gives you an advantage over other people or makes it possible for you to do something difficult

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Bottleneck

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Prices like that, that moved up really quickly, because of shortages and bottlenecks.

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Blocaj

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Jockey

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Since the death of the president, opposition parties and the army have been jockeying for power.

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to attempt to get power or get into a better position than other people using any methods you can

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Amass

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Households saved cash and banks amassed capital, but supply shortages are popping up and some employers can’t find workers

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to get a large amount of something, especially money or information, by collecting it over a long period;

Накоплять

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Tenor

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Israel’s leadership change appears to have already improved the tenor of the U.S.-Israeli relationship.

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Направление

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Couch

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U.S. hope that new Israeli majority will couch less vociferous their objectives.

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Express, выражать

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Backlog

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Industry executives say a backlog of ships on the water and an estimated 350,000 containers at docks will further rattle global supply chains deep into the year

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Accumulation

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Rattle

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Industry executives say a backlog of ships on the water and an estimated 350,000 containers at docks will further rattle global supply chains deep into the year

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to worry someone or make someone nervous

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Jolt

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The latest obstacle hitting global shipping is likely to jolt trade flows for several more weeks and could delay shipments heading into the year-end holiday shopping season.

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to (cause something or someone to) move suddenly and violently; сотрясать; rattle

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Bottleneck

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The ship bottlenecks began in late May when a coronavirus outbreak forced authorities to shut down parts of Guangdong province

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a place where a road becomes narrow, or a place where there is often a lot of traffic, causing the traffic to slow down or stop

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Swamp

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But the vessel queue is so long that liner operators are diverting their ships to nearby ports that are also swamped with containers.

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to cover a place or thing with a large amount of water;

A inunda

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Trot

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The queue of ships is easing, but everybody is still trotting to berth.

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When people trot somewhere, they go there in a quick or busy way

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Berth

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“The queue of ships is easing, but everybody is still trotting to berth

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If a ship or boat berths or if you berth it somewhere, it is tied up and stays in that place;

Причал, причаливать

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Cargo-hauling

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Officials at Yantian say cargo-hauling operations that normally handle about 36,000 containers a day are back to 70% of capacity

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Грузоперевозки

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To lure young buyers

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to persuade someone to do something or go somewhere by offering them something exciting

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Завлекать, соблазнять, a ispiti

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Sales suddenly plummet

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to fall very quickly and suddenly

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A se prăbuși

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Cheapest tire of cars

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Nivel

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Batter supply chains

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The logjam is the latest in a series of disruptions that have battered supply chains around the world this year

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Hit, strike, hurt; jolt, rattle

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Ships are hobbling transport

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Ship backups are still hobbling transport through California’s ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, which make up the biggest gateway in the U.S. for Asia imports

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Limit

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Ship backups

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Ship backups are still hobbling transport through California’s ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, which make up the biggest gateway in the U.S. for Asia imports.

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Nave de rezerva

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delays in getting goods moved inland

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Внутри страны

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Towards the middle of the country

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congestion

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delays in getting goods moved inland because of congestion and freight equipment shortages

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Traffic

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Walmart Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. that have been scrambling to restock

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to move or climb quickly but with difficulty, often using your hands to help you

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Try, взбираться

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It’s been havoc for transportation and logistics

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confusion and lack of order, especially causing damage or trouble; chaos

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Swing, swung, swung

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CMA CGM SA, expect the peak season of year-end imports to be in full swing at the beginning of July instead of August, which is the case during normal years.

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Качать, качели, sideways movement

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Parcel carriers

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The operators are finding room to grow as retailers seek alternatives to the packed networks of the big parcel carriers

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Parcel - pachet, carrier - transportator

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the regional growth is a boon to shippers

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something that is very helpful and improves the quality of life

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Blessing, advantage

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Cap, capped

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They capped volume last year with very short notice.

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A ridica, a plafona, a limita

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Elevate package volumes

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While UPS is “definitely experiencing continued elevated package volume

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Raise, enhance, boost, improve

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capacity is already locked up

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Block; imprison - other sense

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Shippers relied on the two biggest carriers

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Freighter; supplier

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Shippers relied on the two biggest carriers

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Freighter; supplier; грузоотправитель

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Scarce space

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Spațiu limitat

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ahead of the holiday shopping season

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Înainte de sezonul de cumpărături de sărbători

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Covid has been the biggest boost ever for container ships

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Stimul, impuls

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relief from record ocean-freight rates

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Облегчение, ease, facilitation

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Hopes are fading

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Тускнеть, bleach, drop, decline

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threatens to overwhelm container-shipping operations

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A copleși, overcome, destroy

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Shipowners held back on ordering new vessels

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A ezita, сдерживать, сдержаться, воздержаться

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Shipowners held back on ordering new vessels

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A ezita, сдерживать, сдержаться, воздержаться

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pandemic upended supply chains

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Перевернуть, roll, coup

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lockdowns caused trade to tumble

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Fall, drop - a cădea

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sharp rebound in consumer demand

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Revenire as irita

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logistics operators struggle with a glut of imports from Asia

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Excess, overflow, surplus, abundance

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overstuffed freight-switching terminals

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Набитый, suprasolicitat

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logistics companies have sought (seek, sought, sought) to divert shipments

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Search, look for, explore

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snarled distribution networks

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A mârâi, рычать, в данном контексте запутанные

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logjam is being driven by retailers

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Затор, congestion, traffic jam

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Container imports have surged at a record pace

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Lift, raise; increase suddenly

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delays have rippled across logistics operations

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Журчать

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Seaborne imports to the ports for onward shipment to Chicago

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Дальнейший, further

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Convoy Inc., which has amassed $668 million in venture funding since it was founded in 2015.

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Amass - accumulate, collect, gather

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He said the company isn’t actively scouting for merger targets

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Scout - проводить разведку

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Kickstarter Chief Executive Aziz Hasan had to embrace remote work during the initial stage of the pandemic.

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Embrace - обнимать, охватывать

Cover, span, comprise

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Remote arrangements freed employees of some constraints in 2020, but it also sparked burnout as some put in even longer hours.

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Free - освобождать, release, exempt

Spark - искриться, effervesce

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Widespread adoption, however, faces a number of hurdles in the U.S.

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Hurdles - obstacole, препятствия

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Fits and starts

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Se potrivește și începe

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swath of customers

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Ряд клиентов

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further away from the port, foot traffic is sparser

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Sparse - rare, occasional, uncommon, infrequent