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transportation

[trans-per-tay-shuhn] / ˌtræns pərˈteɪ ʃən /


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The affected area extends from the forests surrounding Manaus and Santarém, two major commercial and transportation hubs in Brazil, eastward toward the mouth of the Amazon River.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

After years of planning, California transportation officials are preparing to shut down the Vincent Thomas Bridge on Nov. 7 to replace its deck.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

However, sales of transportation equipment were down for a second straight month with weakness in motor vehicles and parts that in part reflected an extended summer shutdown of an auto assembly plant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Advanced Healthcare Technology and Williams have since developed the Babypod: a carbon fibre carrier designed to withstand a 20G crash, which can help prevent injury in the transportation of babies from ambulance to hospital.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

The next day transportation was arranged for her by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Julie packed her few possessions in a moosehide bag and walked to the airport with Martha.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George

The government approved the measure after pressure from business and transportations groups and non-governmental organizations, which claim extortion has increased.

From Reuters ● Feb. 21, 2023

The group, which has not rolled out its proposal, is expected to focus on core infrastructure programs, such as transportations systems, at the expense of social spending.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 8, 2021

During their first meeting, the team called out the possible transportations options it might see: electric bikes, mo-peds and scooters, and then hoverboards, Segways and even unicycles.

From New York Times ● Aug. 2, 2018

“Right now this thing is so big, that sometimes it blocks the entire Mississippi River, and when that happens, my phone rings off the hook with transportations companies calling,” Cross said.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 21, 2015

In Italy they had free first-class transportations and could frank their baggage.

From Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight by Mathew Joseph Holt


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