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transportation

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


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They allowed oil-deprived Nazi Germany to turn coal into fuel and even margarine in World War II. The same core technology is used to produce transportation fuel in coal-rich South Africa.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

The contracts the Chronicle obtained provide broad categories of responsibility that fall under a host city’s purview — security, transportation and retrofitting stadiums, among them.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

The next requests could be utilities, repairs, furniture, transportation, food, medical costs and in-home care.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

Translated word for word, they become something parseable only by a bilingual transportation engineer, not by the people the projects are supposed to serve.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Brainy committees are continually evaluating the effectiveness and cost of doing various things in space, defense, energy, transportation, and the like, to give advice about prudent investments for the future.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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