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shuttle

[shuht-l] / ˈʃʌt l /


VERB
travel back and forth
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Two senators earmarked $85 million for the move to Houston—but safely shipping an 86-ton shuttle orbiter cross-country could prove a herculean feat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

A shuttle bus originally cost game attendees $80 but was lowered to $20, making it the most affordable option.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

Waymo is launching around 100 Ojai vehicles and plans to ramp up production to supplement its fleet of Jaguar I-Pace taxis, which shuttle customers around in more than 10 cities.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

People arriving at the airport now can watch as the empty trains shuttle impotently back and forth.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

We’d toured historic launch sites and working spaceflight facilities, strapped in for an eight-and-a-half-minute simulated space shuttle ascent into orbit, and met astronaut Fred Gregory.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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