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charter

[chahr-ter] / ˈtʃɑr tər /




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Almost every one of these charter schools significantly outperforms Najya’s school.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

“The Task Force shall act as a coordinating body to ensure that the U.S. remains at the forefront of SI development while protecting the American people,” the task force charter states.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

The task force’s charter document states it will “develop plans for responding to SI-enabled threats to our society, while preventing overregulation and regulatory capture that would stifle innovation and competition.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Currently, the charter prohibits the city from mortgaging city-owned property and prevents it from operating purely commercial or industrial businesses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

“I believe you know my friend and charter member of the Loyal Order of the Stone Bone, Mr. Borlock.”

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli

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

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

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

Sauer sought the Supreme Court’s immediate intervention after lower courts ruled in favor of the preservation group, which was chartered by Congress to engage the public in protecting historic sites.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

The MS Ambition was previously chartered by the Scottish government to provide temporary housing for Ukrainian refugees on the River Clyde.

From BBC ● 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

Successive generations of people in bunches, never seeming very well organized, have been building the MBL since it was chartered in 1888.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

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

For example, Epstein discusses chartering a plane from Scotland for the redacted user in the chat, and offers praise for their "Oxford speech".

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2025

"I haven't; I'm chartering one for the day."

From Joan Thursday by Louis Joseph Vance




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