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charter

[chahr-ter] / ˈtʃɑr tər /




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Lighthouse Island is protected by the bird observatory and can only be accessed on an approved charter boat.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

The average annual rate to charter a large car carrier reached $70,000 a day in June, up from $42,500 at the end of last year.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Garcha also must compete for students with independently operated charter schools and popular district magnet schools.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

A proposed change to the city’s charter would give the City Council greater authority over the LAPD.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

The Eagle announced that the school would charter a bus on Sunday to the funeral in Vine Station.

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green

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

But a few charters with less clear-cut cases were not so fortunate.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2026

From a federal law perspective, if arbitration is legal in charters of new public companies, it is also legal in bylaws of existing public companies.

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

Starting in the early 1990s, charters gradually took hold in L.A., persuading parents they offered an attractive education alternative, and they now enroll about 1 in 5 public school students living within L.A.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2026

“There’s two village charters within walking distance—I checked the directory on the Net—and the Central Academy is just a short drive.”

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

Tens of thousands of foreigners have left the country, including Nigerians, many of whom boarded specially chartered repatriation flights.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Several buses have been chartered to transport elderly people.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

According to records reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, three African nations—Madagascar, Mauritius and the Seychelles—rescinded overflight permits they had previously approved for Lai’s chartered flight.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

“It might be setting aside a defined percentage of the portfolio, typically 5% to 10%, for individual stock picks that clients can self-manage,” said Peter Hughes, a New York City-based chartered financial analyst.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

Some, unable to book space on scheduled flights, had chartered planes.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman

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

In one hiccup in its chartering process, a veteran of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York whom Erebor had hired to be its chief risk officer departed in January.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 6, 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

Richard Swinton was disconcerted—the more so that he had spent thirty shillings in chartering the pony phaeton with its attendant groom.

From The Child Wife by Mayne Reid




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