charter
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Amendment EE on the Nov. 3 ballot would allow the council to meet once a week instead of three times, as now required under the city charter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
According to supporters, the need for charter changes was driven in part by fraud and corruption scandals at City Hall, including three council members charged with felonies between 2020 and 2023.
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
St. Isidore virtual Catholic school in Oklahoma hoped to become the country’s first religious charter school, and it came close last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
The ANC branches contributed a great deal to the process of writing the charter and in fact the two best drafts came from Durban and Pietermaritzburg.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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He has pointed to a precipitous decline in the number of applications for bank charters since the 2008-09 financial crisis.
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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On Sept. 16, Castillo said, Myanmar military police escorted him onto a plane chartered by the visiting Americans and the delegation left the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
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
"All service charge expenditure is audited by a firm of chartered certified accountants. A summary document detailing the residential expenditure is provided to each leaseholder by the managing agent."
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Instead, the chartered bank would be able to issue and manage cryptocurrencies and digital assets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Arrangements were also made for chartered planes and buses to go to the game at Texas Stadium in Irving.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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The other big winners are shipowners, who are chartering out their vessels at high rates as fewer ships are available globally.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
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 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
The chartering, regulating, and controlling of railroad companies, and all corporations created for pecuniary profit, must remain with the states.
From Monopolies and the People by D. C. Cloud
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