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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 plane landed in Tabuk in western Saudi Arabia and “all passengers are safe and accounted for,” the carrier added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Southwest Airlines "is aware of the issue and is engaged with Boeing and the FAA," said a spokesperson for the carrier who added that all newly delivered planes have older software versions installed.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

The Dallas-based carrier has been waiting years for the smallest version of the Boeing narrow-body jet, the MAX 7, and it has planned to start flying them next year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

He said the eight sailors included "the Lincoln crew and sailors from the carrier airwing, strike group and destroyer squadron staff, escorting destroyers and all embarked aviation squadrons".

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Alex took off like a fighter jet launched off an aircraft carrier.

From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers

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

Apple has another tool in its belt to mitigate price sensitivity: It can pass on much of its price increases to carriers like Verizon and T-Mobile.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

That has led to higher prices for jet fuel, just a few months after global airlines, U.S. carriers included, averted a major fuel crisis that had threatened their all-important summer travel season.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

People were generally too sick to be silent carriers who can pass it on unknowingly to others.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Cheesethief came hurrying up, urging on the contingent of battering-ram carriers.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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