chartered

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The Chief cites the tradition of the First and Second Banks of the U.S., which Congress chartered in part to regulate the currency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

A Hapag-Lloyd container ship chartered to Maersk was one of several vessels reportedly struck by Iran during the war.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 16, 2026

In April, more than 100 fund managers schlepped to Newark and boarded a chartered 737 jet with SpaceX’s logo on the tail.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

The 422 activists, among them 85 Turkish nationals, were flown from southern Israel on three planes chartered by Ankara, Turkish foreign ministry sources said.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

About fifteen hundred fans from Nimitz were already there, some of them having made the 330-mile trip in chartered Grey-hound buses that were shoe-polished on the side with the words WE LUV YOU BLUE.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger