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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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“According to a U.S. official, the Pentagon may soon deploy an additional aircraft carrier and 10,000 sailors and Marines to the Persian Gulf,” the international economist and currency strategist notes.

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

It said the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier and its strike group could arrive in the Middle East next month.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

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

Laney lured Paganini into his carrier with a few bits of carrot, then took her time climbing up to the second floor.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser

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

Those using leased carriers or independent trucks, which add their own fuel surcharges, are trying to get as close to a truckload as they can or limit smaller orders, she added.

From MarketWatch ● 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

U.S. carriers including Delta, United, American and Alaska have MAX 10 jets on order with Boeing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

All these places were soon populated by Berkeley-trained cyclotroneers, carriers of the DNA of Big Science around the world.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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