charter
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Currently, the charter prohibits the city from mortgaging city-owned property and prevents it from operating purely commercial or industrial businesses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The Measure G governance reform task force is setting everything up, but officials realized that for true independence, the seven-member commission and the compliance office must be permanently enshrined in the county charter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Nearby is a popular swimming spot at Conham River Park where there has been years of campaigning to protect the Avon from pollution, most recently with a charter of rights for the river.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Now other religious charter schools are trying again, and a federal judge has cleared the way for one to open.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Luma had gotten Bien into a nearby charter school that focused on immigrants and refugees.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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In the past, trust charters have been used by businesses such as insurance companies and payroll processors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Of families who switched to charters, which overwhelmingly serve minority students, 46% cited the need for greater academic rigor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
The businesses tied to outdoor leisure that are expected to benefit include golf courses, outdoor entertainment venues and providers of fishing charters.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
The district defends its approach in evaluating charters as consistent and fair and based on rules set out by the state and district policy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
“We like renting charters a lot better,” I say quickly.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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Charities step in to help some people leave on chartered planes, as well as via long, excruciating journeys on overcrowded trains and buses.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Instead, the chartered bank would be able to issue and manage cryptocurrencies and digital assets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Each traveled about 280 miles from Meridian; Rustici driving four-plus hours, while Deoudes flew on a chartered plane with half a dozen employees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
The Joyjatra, chartered by a Singapore-based company, was marooned for nearly four months.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
Successive generations of people in bunches, never seeming very well organized, have been building the MBL since it was chartered in 1888.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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Vessels still are likely to encounter “port congestion,” as well as chartering and scheduling disruptions, said Sean Pribyl, a maritime attorney at Holland & Knight.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
The coalition he belongs to is chartering buses to bring protesters from across California for Monday's game and is hoping to have "40- to 50,000 people" around the stadium, he said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026
The fight over chartering is tied in part to deeper anxieties among banks about stablecoins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
For example, Epstein discusses chartering a plane from Scotland for the redacted user in the chat, and offers praise for their "Oxford speech".
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2025
Her first idea was to take over the chartering herself, but when Soren began talking about freight from Wolgast to Salonica, and Rouen to Montechristi, her geography failed her.
From Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport by Anthon Bernhard Elias Nilsen
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