transportation
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The Pentagon has said the new aircraft will offer “safe and reliable air transportation with an equivalent level of communications capability and security available in the White House.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
This reduces its volume by 600 times, requiring significantly less space for its storage and transportation by tanker ships.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Key details: Households spent more in June on new cars, healthcare, recreation, financial services, clothes, transportation and food and drinks.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
Unit manufacturing costs were higher, partially driven by operational disruptions in response to transportation constraints.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
The public transportation workers had voted to end their strike.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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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
But more of this later, for the when and the how of the repayment of some of these transportations would be out of place here, tho not without some very interesting features.
From Some Pioneers and Pilgrims on the Prairies of Dakota Or, From the ox team to the aeroplane by Reese, H. B.
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