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transfer

[trans-fur, trans-fer, trans-fer] / trænsˈfɜr, ˈtræns fər, ˈtræns fər /




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The move comes on the same day City agreed to pay a joint-British transfer record fee of £125m for Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

Last year, Kenya's foreign minister Musalia Mudavadi admitted that "Kenya cooperated with the Ugandan authorities" in Besigye's transfer to Uganda.

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

“Critically, it also maintains the importance of California’s successful transfer pathway and encourages the CSU and community colleges to continue to work together, leveraging each other’s strengths to serve all students to the fullest.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

Many of last season's big-money signings - with a good chunk of them coming from the Bundesliga - failed to meet expectations or justify their transfer fee.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

Quickly, I dump all my school supplies and books out of the backpack and transfer them into the satchel.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

"Our method currently transfers about 10% of the bath's available entanglement."

From Science Daily Aug. 31, 2026

Onward transfers can be governed by agreements with clear end-use restrictions and penalties.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

The grand jury itself recommended changes to state law to prevent similar transfers in the future.

From Salon Aug. 30, 2026

They said more tankers have been leaving the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf with transponders turned off — known as “dark crossings” — with satellite coverage limited and ship-to-ship transfers increasing.

From MarketWatch Aug. 28, 2026

“Fair enough,” said Mr. Popper, who wanted to ask for transfers in that case, but decided to let well enough alone.

From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater

“It’s saying which decisions are being transferred on day one and which responsibilities are transferring over after a defined ramp-up period.”

From MarketWatch Sep. 1, 2026

He says his case had been registered with the UN but was deported before he could be transferred to a safer country.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

The site lost ground to competitors over the following decade, and its ownership transferred to Verizon after that company’s 2015 purchase of AOL.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 30, 2026

His last request before being transferred to the court was to visit her grave.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

He transferred prints from a tray of chemicals to the water bath in the last container and gently swished them with a pair of tongs.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

Community colleges with strong track records in graduating and transferring students would be allowed to offer more new bachelor’s degrees than colleges with weaker records.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

Earlier this month, a drone loaded with explosives reached a runway in Germany's Leipzig airport - a key logistics hub for transferring military equipment to Ukraine.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

The fact that your mother gave you the property doesn’t, in itself, prevent you from transferring it back to her and receiving a step-up in basis when she dies.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

A fresh wave of businesses is considering transferring their rights to potential tariff-refund payouts, the WSJ’s Jennifer Williams writes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

We switch to the N train, which is waiting on the platform for passengers transferring.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera




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