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charter

[chahr-ter] / ˈtʃɑr tər /




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Lighthouse Island is protected by the bird observatory and can only be accessed on an approved charter boat.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

When asked whether the program has been terminated, EPA officials said simply that the committee’s charter expired on June 5, 2025.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Private and charter schools are on the up in both academics and athletics, leaving places like Dorsey — that dominated for so long — behind.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

Alongside the cavalcade of cars and the private charter flights comes a large salary, too, three times what he first earned when elected in 2016.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

“You said there’d be charter boats all over the place. You promised somebody would find us by nine o’clock.”

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen

Don’t forget that charters are public schools, open to everyone, with students accepted by lottery.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

And anyone serious about increasing black and Hispanic enrollment might consider the record of high-performing charters.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

The businesses tied to outdoor leisure that are expected to benefit include golf courses, outdoor entertainment venues and providers of fishing charters.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

The comparison with other charters is imperfect as well because other charters have an opt-in admissions process and tend to attract motivated families that research their options and seek out particular schools.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

Shelly said, “I’ve known Paine since back when he and Dusty used to fish charters out of Ted’s. He was always a gentleman—your daddy, 1 mean, not Dusty.”

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen

The Joyjatra, chartered by a Singapore-based company, was marooned for nearly four months.

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

At least two chartered flights carrying up to 150 greyhounds are set to fly to Australia's eastern states, as a New Zealand ban on the sport comes into effect.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

“AI is known to give you answers you want,” said Ryan Marshall, a New York City-based chartered financial analyst.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

According to records reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, three African nations—Madagascar, Mauritius and the Seychelles—rescinded overflight permits they had previously approved for Lai’s chartered flight.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

She was often chartered for special moonlight cruises, during which an elaborate loudspeaker system piped live music from the observation room throughout the ship.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

Vessels still are likely to encounter “port congestion,” as well as chartering and scheduling disruptions, said Sean Pribyl, a maritime attorney at Holland & Knight.

From MarketWatch Jun. 18, 2026

The coalition he belongs to is chartering buses to bring protesters from across California for Monday's game and is hoping to have "40- to 50,000 people" around the stadium, he said.

From Barron's Jun. 14, 2026

The fight over chartering is tied in part to deeper anxieties among banks about stablecoins.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 14, 2025

The team has to coordinate between two airline partners, chartering a Boeing 757 from Delta and a Boeing 737-800 from United, to handle travel parties of sometimes more than 100 in all.

From Los Angeles Times May 23, 2025

The chartering of that steamer lying at Portland ready for her prey, and the engagement of a crew sufficiently unscrupulous, could have been no light work.

From A Traitor's Wooing by Headon Hill




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