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carrier

[kar-ee-er] / ˈkær i ər /
NOUN
one who carries or transmits something
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NOUN
a ship that carries airplanes
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Although these approaches have produced significant improvements, it remains difficult to achieve low equivalent oxide thickness, strong electrostatic control, and high carrier mobility at the same time.

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

Charter has also said it would offer Cox subscribers a year of free service when they switch their cellphone carrier to Spectrum.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

The takeover was agreed after US investment firm Castlelake, which had made a series of offers for the carrier, said it was withdrawing from the bid battle.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

Irish airline Ryanair is Europe's biggest carrier by passenger numbers.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

And I recognize one of the Jewish boys from our synagogue—Benny, whose father works as a water carrier, delivering water to the houses from the town fountain, la fuentezica, as we call it.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

Twenty-six fire crews alongside water carriers and specialist off-road units were sent to the scene as the flames quickly spread.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Hu said the discovery may also make it possible to adjust how phonons interact with electrons and other energy carriers.

From Science Daily Aug. 7, 2026

Founded by entrepreneur Stelios Haji-Ioannou in 1995, easyJet has become a staple of European aviation in recent decades as passengers sought cheaper fares compared with what many state carriers had been offering.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Shotwell added that SpaceX has many ideas about how it can modify its existing infrastructure to compete with the big wireless carriers in a more capital-efficient way.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

The rat crews that manned the heavy object were changed every hour by Cheesethief, who stayed with the ram the whole time, encouraging the carriers on to greater efforts.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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