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charter

[chahr-ter] / ˈtʃɑr tər /




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More formally known as judicial dissolution, the corporate death penalty basically happens when the government is so pissed off by the corruption or damage a corporation causes that it yanks away their charter.

From Salon Aug. 19, 2026

Lighthouse Island is protected by the bird observatory and can only be accessed on an approved charter boat.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Demand for space pushed charter rates in late 2023 and early 2024 to a peak of $115,000 a day.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

The average annual rate to charter a large car carrier hit $70,000 a day in June, according to shipbroker Clarksons, up from $42,500 at the end of last year.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

“You said there’d be charter boats all over the place. You promised somebody would find us by nine o’clock.”

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen

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

Private drivers wait at the pier to shuttle guests to snorkeling trips, cooking classes or even helicopter charters.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

They point, essentially, to test scores that are lower than the state average, lower than other charters and lower than nearby district-operated “comparison” schools.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

From a federal law perspective, if arbitration is legal in charters of new public companies, it is also legal in bylaws of existing public companies.

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

“There’s two village charters within walking distance—I checked the directory on the Net—and the Central Academy is just a short drive.”

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

Instead, the chartered bank would be able to issue and manage cryptocurrencies and digital assets.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

Coast Guard investigators are also determining whether the boat was illegally chartered.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

The Joyjatra, chartered by a Singapore-based company, was marooned for nearly four months.

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

Four ships sustained damage near the Black Sea pipeline in recent days, including a tanker chartered by Chevron and owned by Greek shipper Aristidis Alafouzos, chief executive of Okeanis Eco.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

The delay allowed Lawrence to exploit Groves’s largess without competition: by the time Brookhaven was chartered, the foundations for Lawrence’s three new accelerators already had been laid.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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

In one hiccup in its chartering process, a veteran of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York whom Erebor had hired to be its chief risk officer departed in January.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 6, 2026

The team has to coordinate between two airline partners, chartering a Boeing 757 from Delta and a Boeing 737-800 from United, to handle travel parties of sometimes more than 100 in all.

From Los Angeles Times May 23, 2025

Passing on as rapidly as may be, we come first to the chartering of the Bank of Louisville.

From The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 by Ben Casseday




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