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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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United makes no secret that it’s taking a page from the most valuable U.S. carrier, Delta Air Lines, which has proven over the past 15 years that the playbook works.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

Bargain US carrier Spirit Airlines, which filed for bankruptcy in 2025 for the second time in a year, could be spared by a controversial potential White House rescue package.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

As a no-frills carrier, Spirit adds pressure on larger airlines, which have responded with bare-bones "basic economy" offerings, according to Brueckner.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

All of this means that the no-frills carrier could have to liquidate and lay off some 14,000 workers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

But then I'd apparently broken out of the hospital in a rabid rampage, and every student with a cough or runny nose was now a suspected plague carrier and being rushed to the doctor.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda




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