transfer
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New Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who served as mayor for Greater Manchester for nearly a decade, has repeatedly expressed his desire to transfer more powers to local mayors.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Researchers have developed a new surface coating that can increase condensation heat transfer performance by as much as 5.5 times compared with conventional copper surfaces.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
It is unclear whether the Louisiana ruling covering Hendrick’s transfer will be contested.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
St. John Bosco is starting the season without its two prized transfer students, offensive tackle Elisha Mueller and defensive back Kingston Fatu, who will will be eligible on Sept. 28.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
Despite their collective experience, Chestnut and Boynton failed to persuade local officials to release Walter and couldn't prevent his transfer to Holman.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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The drive towards younger players comes after Roberto Olabe replaced Monchi last September as president of football operations with a long-to-mid term directive on transfers.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The CIF had stopped considering possible changes in several policies, including transfers, while the lawsuit played out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Humanitarian groups have harshly criticized the transfers, saying they put migrants at risk of incarceration and inhumane treatment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
The US leader listed several activities that he said needed to stop immediately: "oil smuggling, swap lines, cash transfers, exchange houses, ship registries, front companies".
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
He transfers the money in his bank account over to hers, and they have pale green checks with both their names printed in the corner.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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When honeybee queens are exposed to pesticides over time, some of those chemicals can accumulate in their bodies and then be transferred into their eggs.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
He was quietly transferred into the custody of the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Omnicom transferred hundreds of the staffers who built its AI platform to a third-party contractor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
"After the completion of this entire process, he was transferred back to Adiala Jail."
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
He always found some excuse for these moves besides breaking up quarrels, but always, when he transferred the men, he reminded them that they could survive only by cooperating.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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Researchers still do not know how long queens can continue transferring contaminants into their eggs, what the long-term consequences may be for the colony, or whether the process differs depending on the pesticide involved.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
The copper-rich southern African country has a long record of transferring power through the ballot box, with every change of president since the return to multiparty politics in 1991 achieved through elections.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
According to interviews and internal emails reviewed by ProPublica, career staffers at the Justice Department warned that transferring voter rolls to HSI to enable it to search for noncitizen voters could violate federal privacy laws.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
"Zoos within the UK have gone from transferring about 1400 animals between the UK and Europe each year, to last year only about 390," she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
He thought about transferring to North Texas State, or to Hawaii, but it got complicated and hopeless.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer - Introductory
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