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charter

[chahr-ter] / ˈtʃɑr tər /




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Los Angeles voters are being asked to change the city charter in several ways this November.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

“The charter isn’t supposed to be changed to make your life more convenient.”

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

We’re a going to charter a ship and sail north, and find them kids and set ’em free.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

Judge Russell disputes this view of Oklahoma charters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 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 comparison with other charters is imperfect as well because other charters have an opt-in admissions process and tend to attract motivated families that research their options and seek out particular schools.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 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

Shelly said, “I’ve known Paine since back when he and Dusty used to fish charters out of Ted’s. He was always a gentleman—your daddy, 1 mean, not Dusty.”

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen

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

This approval is an important first step toward opening a federally chartered trust bank that can issue USD1 pursuant to the Genius Act of 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Papa ran a hand through his hair and said, “We don’t have time. We’ve all chartered a train to Hiroshima.”

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata

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 fight over chartering is tied in part to deeper anxieties among banks about stablecoins.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025

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

Not only so, but she will be authorized to carry back with her the two cargoes of foodstuffs which Holland would have secured under the temporary chartering agreement had not Germany prevented.

From Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 by Various




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