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charter

[chahr-ter] / ˈtʃɑr tər /




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PayPal’s December application for a state charter in Utah is pending.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Anthropic this year removed a pledge from its safety charter to halt development of its models if it failed to control their risks.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

It has operated as a low-cost carrier for two decades, tracing its origins back to a charter company called Travel Service.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

The board also is responsible for getting El Camino Real’s charter renewed, something Hussey was heavily involved in during his tenure.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

He leaves to go into the charter, not waiting for us.

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

And anyone serious about increasing black and Hispanic enrollment might consider the record of high-performing charters.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 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

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

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 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

The National Trust for Historic Preservation, a nonprofit chartered by Congress to engage the public in protecting historic sites, says the ballroom project violates federal law.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

Coast Guard investigators are also determining whether the boat was illegally chartered.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

The Joyjatra, chartered by a Singapore-based company, was marooned for nearly four months.

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

Then the team flew to El Paso by chartered jet to face the Andress Eagles.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

The other big winners are shipowners, who are chartering out their vessels at high rates as fewer ships are available globally.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 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

I was near being delayed a day at Calais, France, but succeeded in chartering a boat to take me over the Channel.

From My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year by George Francis Train




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