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carrier

[kar-ee-er] / ˈkær i ər /
NOUN
one who carries or transmits something
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STRONG


NOUN
a ship that carries airplanes
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The hometown carrier, lagging behind its larger rivals in the push for big-spending travelers, showed off new business-class suites, its first premium-economy section and new lounges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Davis said the video showed the bird following the mail carrier to his truck.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Postal Service, which launched an investigation into the incident, has not identified the mail carrier.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

It was not immediately clear if the new carrier, the USS Theodore Roosevelt, would replace one of the two carriers already in the region.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

But then I'd apparently broken out of the hospital in a rabid rampage, and every student with a cough or runny nose was now a suspected plague carrier and being rushed to the doctor.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

It was not immediately clear if the new carrier, the USS Theodore Roosevelt, would replace one of the two carriers already in the region.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Kim’s platform includes a plan to expand the state’s low-cost auto insurance program, which offers limited policies written by private carriers to low-income drivers, to all drivers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Here lies a floating city of more than 200 tankers, cargo ships and bulk carriers, nearly all of which are linked to Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

If consumers’ budgets become strained or if carriers are less willing to lend buyers a financial hand, sales could evaporate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Among these living carriers were fish that had hatched nine months after the last DDD application, grebes, and California gulls that had built up concentrations of more than 2000 parts per million.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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