charter
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Multiple teacher/coaches at El Camino Real have been placed on administrative leave in the latest example of turmoil at the Woodland Hills charter school.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Lighthouse Island is protected by the bird observatory and can only be accessed on an approved charter boat.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 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
Alongside the cavalcade of cars and the private charter flights comes a large salary, too, three times what he first earned when elected in 2016.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 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
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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
Private drivers wait at the pier to shuttle guests to snorkeling trips, cooking classes or even helicopter charters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 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
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
“We like renting charters a lot better,” I say quickly.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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Each traveled about 280 miles from Meridian; Rustici driving four-plus hours, while Deoudes flew on a chartered plane with half a dozen employees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
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
“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
A group of veterans in Minnesota had chartered a bus to drive them to DC.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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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
Prices in both regions surged this week, along with the cost of chartering tankers to move the gas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 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 power of chartering corporations belonged also to subjects who had jura regalia, e.g. the bishops of Durham granted a charter of incorporation to the city of Durham in 1565, 1602 and 1780.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" by Various
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