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transfer

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




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Even more remarkably, the transfer of material appears to be happening so slowly that the star could continue feeding on its companion for hundreds of thousands of years, potentially even billions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

A judge has restricted his transfer and temporarily blocked his deportation while his legal challenge proceeds.

From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026

In exchange, the developer agreed to transfer to the National Park Service a similarly valued piece of property located elsewhere in California.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

It prompted a swift condemnation from South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, who called it "greatly disappointing" and said the transfer was a "highly sensitive issue" impacting national security.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

My last few steps put me in front of the German officer in charge of the transfer.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson

Oil producers have increasingly relied on U.S.-protected tanker movements, ship-to-ship transfers outside Hormuz and pipelines that bypass the strait entirely.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Preliminary Kpler data show oil flows through Hormuz and associated transfers outside the strait fell 27% in the week ended Oct.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

There is a five-year federal lookback period for certain Medicaid long-term-care transfers.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

The list is for senior players and does not include free transfers, loans or academy graduates.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Sing Sing was chaotic, he thought, largely due to its proximity to New York City and the number of recent transfers from Rikers Island.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

Belgal’s attorneys said he was transferred to New Jersey after the shooting before being returned to federal detention in Brooklyn.

From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026

The Sheriff’s Department typically houses mentally ill prisoners at the Twin Towers, but Magaña’s family claims he was not transferred to a specialized unit within the jail that deals with more challenging cases.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

During the May hearing, prosecutor Elen Owen said Kershaw had been transferred to work at the branch in June 2020, which had a "high number of vulnerable customers".

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Its role in the Zanjani network was to help convert Iranian oil sales into cryptocurrency, which could be transferred internationally outside the traditional banking system, Israeli Defense Ministry officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

All he knew was that, in rapid succession, Goldman created a bunch of multibillion-dollar deals that transferred to AIG the responsibility for all future losses from $20 billion in triple-B-rated subprime mortgage bonds.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

In one experiment, transferring microbiota from mice that received a mulberry preparation to other animals was associated with improvements in some metabolic disturbances.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

The guilty pleas came shortly after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation barring third-party brokers from advertising, selling or transferring tee-time reservations at publicly owned golf courses without the written consent of the course operator.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Like an AI agent taking and transferring data when it should not have, OpenAI said.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Colleges could also earmark up to $22.5 million to pay athletes from a “retention pool”—supposedly to prevent them from transferring to other schools—and another $5 million on women’s and Olympic sport athletes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Some prints, with ink still wet, were pressed to fresh vellum, transferring a reverse image onto the vellum.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman




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