charter
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“The church should have an investment committee and a charter that defines the committee’s roles and responsibilities,” Katz adds.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
A San Francisco charter amendment that would have lowered the voting age fell short at the ballot in 2016 and again in 2020, when it lost by just 1.6% of the vote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
About half of the student body at Da Vinci Communications, the public charter school where Jackson still teaches, is economically disadvantaged, according to U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
He lived in the nearby city of Atlanta and worked for Wesley International Academy, a public charter school, for more than 12 years as an IT manager, technology teacher and robotics coach.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
The charter would be a document bom of the people.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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We probably go on five to six charters a year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
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
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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It's been chartered by the field's owners from Aberdeen-based Altera and, during my 48 hours on board, it was constantly but gently rolling on the North Atlantic swell.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
It also helps arrange travel by purchasing seats on commercial flights and reselling them, and in some cases has chartered aircraft.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 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
Instead, the chartered bank would be able to issue and manage cryptocurrencies and digital assets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
He’ll take you to the plane I’ve chartered for you.”
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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You can rent them through Gulet Bookers, a Bodrum-based yacht chartering company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 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
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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