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transfer

[trans-fur, trans-fer, trans-fer] / trænsˈfɜr, ˈtræns fər, ˈtræns fər /




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"Let's see what the last couple weeks of the transfer window brings and then let's go for it."

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

The maximum condensation heat transfer coefficient, which measures a surface's ability to transfer heat, reached approximately 88 kW·m-2·K-1.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

It is unclear whether the Louisiana ruling covering Hendrick’s transfer will be contested.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

St. John Bosco is starting the season without its two prized transfer students, offensive tackle Elisha Mueller and defensive back Kingston Fatu, who will will be eligible on Sept. 28.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

His apartment house was not far from a beach, he explained, and he would transfer to someone's permit there after I went back north.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg

Calhoun has been challenging CIF rules on high school transfers and NIL.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

He listed several activities that he said need to stop immediately: "oil smuggling, swap lines, cash transfers, exchange houses, ship registries, front companies."

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

Instead, the beneficiaries typically work directly with the IRA custodian, which transfers their respective shares into inherited IRAs or otherwise distributes the assets according to the applicable rules.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

The digital bank posted on X, external it had "identified some issues" and activated a stand-in backup service which meant users could still make transactions like card payments and sending and receiving bank transfers.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

“Fair enough,” said Mr. Popper, who wanted to ask for transfers in that case, but decided to let well enough alone.

From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater

Information carried by a rapidly moving light wave can be transferred to much slower sound waves, where it is temporarily retained, and then converted back into light.

From Science Daily Aug. 22, 2026

He was quietly transferred into the custody of the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

And “the more wealth that has to be transferred, the more potential for conflict,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

But many products transported in bulk -- such as chemicals, hydrocarbons, construction materials or grain -- are not easily transferred to containers.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

They had once met under some rather difficult circumstances, and during their time together, Dr. Molovo transferred Roz’s mind from her old robotic body to a new one.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

Researchers still do not know how long queens can continue transferring contaminants into their eggs, what the long-term consequences may be for the colony, or whether the process differs depending on the pesticide involved.

From Science Daily Aug. 22, 2026

The copper-rich southern African country has a long record of transferring power through the ballot box, with every change of president since the return to multiparty politics in 1991 achieved through elections.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

According to interviews and internal emails reviewed by ProPublica, career staffers at the Justice Department warned that transferring voter rolls to HSI to enable it to search for noncitizen voters could violate federal privacy laws.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

"Zoos within the UK have gone from transferring about 1400 animals between the UK and Europe each year, to last year only about 390," she said.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

“It may interest you to know that our ex-Director was on the point of transferring him to Iceland.”

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley




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