transportation
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"Prolonged air-raid alerts affect not only people's safety, but also the operation of businesses, logistics, transportation, schools, kindergartens," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
He also predicted ripple effects across other modes of transportation, such as rail.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
He promoted bikes not just as a sustainable mode of transportation but as an equitable one.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
“Who Framed Roger Rabbit,” “Coyote’s” closest analogue, had an easier job layering wacky chase scenes over its critique of Los Angeles’ potholed legacy of public transportation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
These are the sedans used by team players for transportation around the city—but still, best not to arouse suspicions.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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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
Its object should be Freight—the rapid and vast increase of its transportations, not extra profit on the articles transported.
From What I know of farming: a series of brief and plain expositions of practical agriculture as an art based upon science by Horace Greeley
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