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fare

[fair] / fɛər /
NOUN
amount charged for transportation
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Its 2,600 Los Angeles employees have access to a free commissary and an endless supply of cereal, packaged snacks and other prepared fare at small food stations scattered throughout the sprawling campus on Olympic Boulevard.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

Burnham has announced a series of new measures since assuming office last week, including cuts to electricity bills and bringing the bus fare cap in most parts of England back down to £2.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

For centuries, they have dished up wine from the surrounding vineyards to wash down typically hearty central European fare.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

Southwest said its new profit guidance is based on the forward fuel curve as of July 17, and assumes the current fare environment and demand trends remain intact.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

She would get off in a stop or two and walk over to Broadway and catch the right train, once she had gotten away, even if it meant paying another fare.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

Ultimately, it’s those promises to taxpayers that could most affect the outcome of how L.A. fares.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

Her headline campaign pledges have been to freeze Metrolink and bus fares on the Bee Network and extend free bus travel to 11 to 18-year-olds.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

He unveiled the removal of a tax on household electricity bills, a planned cap on most bus fares in England and a 20 percent reduction in business rates for pubs, clubs, and live music venues.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

Preston Bus says it cannot confirm whether it will join a new government scheme capping single fares at £2 from January because it has not been told how operators will be reimbursed.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Nairobi taxi drivers like to chat with their fares, and this one probably asks if he is sick.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

He estimated there was maybe a 4-foot wind chop and said smaller vessels out in the water fared fine.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

Her daughters fared better; Goodwin’s sister spent 33 years as a city worker, and chose her own retirement date at 67.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

Palantir has fared worse, with shares down about 40%.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

Three-time Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber fared better in her 2024 comeback, but lost in the first round in all three of her major appearances.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

The older young, those hatched a year or more earlier, fared only slightly better.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

"Abernethy is an incredible place for nature, and we are concerned about how wildlife may be faring," she said.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

None of them is a full-time MLB umpire but rather a minor-league call-up tapped only when needed, yet they are faring better with ABS than their more established peers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

She has been eliminated in the first round of singles at several tournaments while faring better in doubles.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

The suit isn’t faring so well in court, as the judge has questioned whether the two parties are “sufficiently adverse to each other.”

From Slate May 16, 2026

"Take him to Maester Frenken." lancel was one of them, yet somehow die still could not faring herself to wish him dead.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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