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transfer

[trans-fur, trans-fer, trans-fer] / trænsˈfɜr, ˈtræns fər, ˈtræns fər /




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But the treaty was ratified in November 1803; the formal transfer of power at New Orleans followed the next month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Our undercover reporter, who pretended to have a £45,000 illegal working fine, secretly recorded Yousaf saying he could transfer the penalty into someone else's name for a fee of £4,500.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Buyers will sometimes pay the seller’s closing costs, title fees, their real-estate agent’s commission and other costs, such as the mansion tax in New Jersey or transfer taxes in Georgia.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

Rather than measuring the original qubit directly, researchers transfer information to the ancilla and measure that auxiliary system instead.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

She uses a small spade to transfer soil to the pot, using her bare hands to tamp it down into the sides.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

Spending the money on it doesn’t even remove it from your balance sheet, it just transfers it from cash to a physical possession.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

She also made electronic transfers into accounts she controlled and falsified financial entries in an effort to hide her tracks, according to prosecutors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

During their double drop descent, Wolves - who remarkably suffered a treble drop to the bottom tier in the 1980s - burned through four managers and made a series of poor transfers.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Research on cash transfers is encouraging, Wolfolds said, but "the harder challenge may be identifying who has been affected by AI."

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

Then the wind rushes through the car, and the other faction transfers, hit with bursts of air, fall on top of one another.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

She transferred to USC with dreams of following filmmakers like Greta Gerwig, who got their start in writing and directing their own projects.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

The property includes transferred approved plans for an 845-square-foot guest casita, but according to Clark, the Hollidays are seeking a home with an existing guesthouse.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

The US army then transferred more than 5,700 detainees of about 60 nationalities to Iraq, including at least five French nationals.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

Prosecutors say they received the funds through US bank accounts, kept a portion for themselves and transferred the remainder to alleged co-conspirators in Kenya linked to a purported safari company.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

In unit 4, however, the fuel from the reactor had already been transferred to the storage pool.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Premiering off-Broadway in February 2024 and set to run six weeks, the show was given multiple extensions before transferring to Broadway, where it won Tony Awards for Escola’s performance and Pinkleton’s directing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

Before transferring to Rutgers — where his tuition is now fully covered by grants and scholarships, some of which require him to maintain a high GPA — Carvalho attended community college to save money.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

"Some volunteers have already begun the process of transferring to other locations."

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Within just three days, researchers observed algae transferring into the damaged fragments.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

“Well, Padre, they do have to fly more than seventy missions, because we’re transferring Dr. Stubbs to the Pacific. So adios, Padre. Adios.”

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller


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