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charter

[chahr-ter] / ˈtʃɑr tər /




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Multiple teacher/coaches at El Camino Real have been placed on administrative leave in the latest example of turmoil at the Woodland Hills charter school.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

Lighthouse Island is protected by the bird observatory and can only be accessed on an approved charter boat.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Rates to charter ships are up 65% this year on the surging demand to move vehicles out of China.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

A proposed change to the city’s charter would give the City Council greater authority over the LAPD.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

June 26, 1945: The United Nations signed a charter and pledged to create peace around the world.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos

The businesses tied to outdoor leisure that are expected to benefit include golf courses, outdoor entertainment venues and providers of fishing charters.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

The comparison with other charters is imperfect as well because other charters have an opt-in admissions process and tend to attract motivated families that research their options and seek out particular schools.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

From a federal law perspective, if arbitration is legal in charters of new public companies, it is also legal in bylaws of existing public companies.

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

The nation’s first two central banks—the First and Second Bank of the United States—closed when their 20-year charters expired, because of the public’s aversion to concentrated power.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

“We like renting charters a lot better,” I say quickly.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

Each traveled about 280 miles from Meridian; Rustici driving four-plus hours, while Deoudes flew on a chartered plane with half a dozen employees.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

The Joyjatra, chartered by a Singapore-based company, was marooned for nearly four months.

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

At least two chartered flights carrying up to 150 greyhounds are set to fly to Australia's eastern states, as a New Zealand ban on the sport comes into effect.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

“AI is known to give you answers you want,” said Ryan Marshall, a New York City-based chartered financial analyst.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

Papa ran a hand through his hair and said, “We don’t have time. We’ve all chartered a train to Hiroshima.”

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata

The other big winners are shipowners, who are chartering out their vessels at high rates as fewer ships are available globally.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Vessels still are likely to encounter “port congestion,” as well as chartering and scheduling disruptions, said Sean Pribyl, a maritime attorney at Holland & Knight.

From MarketWatch Jun. 18, 2026

The coalition he belongs to is chartering buses to bring protesters from across California for Monday's game and is hoping to have "40- to 50,000 people" around the stadium, he said.

From Barron's Jun. 14, 2026

The team has to coordinate between two airline partners, chartering a Boeing 757 from Delta and a Boeing 737-800 from United, to handle travel parties of sometimes more than 100 in all.

From Los Angeles Times May 23, 2025

The act of congress chartering the Union Pacific railroad, and its numerous branches, was amended by the act of July 2, 1864, in many particulars, to some of which we have already referred.

From Monopolies and the People by D. C. Cloud




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