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charter

[chahr-ter] / ˈtʃɑr tər /




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According to supporters, the need for charter changes was driven in part by fraud and corruption scandals at City Hall, including three council members charged with felonies between 2020 and 2023.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Rather, he said by deleting duplicated language in the charter, the rules will be easier to understand.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Nearby is a popular swimming spot at Conham River Park where there has been years of campaigning to protect the Avon from pollution, most recently with a charter of rights for the river.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

St. Isidore virtual Catholic school in Oklahoma hoped to become the country’s first religious charter school, and it came close last year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Dad had snatched a rusty gaff from a dock box near one of the charter boats, and I could tell by the sound of his breathing that he was agitated and pumped up.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen

Of families who switched to charters, which overwhelmingly serve minority students, 46% cited the need for greater academic rigor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Still, Mr. Dais says he knows students who tried Success Academy and left, and he opposes lifting the state’s cap on the number of charters, even as he acknowledges their agility.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

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

Zamora is a member of the teachers union and, based on her responses in a candidate survey, seems somewhat less critical of charters than Rivas.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026

Shelly said, “I’ve known Paine since back when he and Dusty used to fish charters out of Ted’s. He was always a gentleman—your daddy, 1 mean, not Dusty.”

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen

Charities step in to help some people leave on chartered planes, as well as via long, excruciating journeys on overcrowded trains and buses.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

The chartered surveyor outbid Rolling Stones star Jagger for the idyllic Isle of Gigha, off Scotland's west coast, in 1989.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Instead, the chartered bank would be able to issue and manage cryptocurrencies and digital assets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

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

About fifteen hundred fans from Nimitz were already there, some of them having made the 330-mile trip in chartered Grey-hound buses that were shoe-polished on the side with the words WE LUV YOU BLUE.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

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 Houston-based company plans to close its Mesa Gateway Airport operation in Arizona, which served as its hub for chartering deportation flights, on Jan. 27.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026

For example, Epstein discusses chartering a plane from Scotland for the redacted user in the chat, and offers praise for their "Oxford speech".

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2025

Archie would not gainsay this; and nothing would satisfy the lucky miner but chartering a whole flat for a week.

From From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New by Gordon Stables




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