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ferry

[fer-ee] / ˈfɛr i /
NOUN
transportation boat
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For productions that can’t get everything—and everyone—they need in New Jersey, there will be a solution, said Flynn Busson, 1888’s developer: “We’re going to have a ferry that goes back and forth to Manhattan.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Smith explained that in the past, states used to create bespoke statutes for corporations to do something like operate a ferry or a toll bridge.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

Passengers who miss their ferry crossing due to waiting times will be able to travel on the next available crossing, the port said.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Travellers were facing wait times of over two hours at the terminal in southern England to get the cross-Channel ferry to France, the Port of Dover said in traffic updates.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

Worse news, the patrol had seen the Confederates watching them from the ridge overlooking the ferry.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson




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