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carrier

[kar-ee-er] / ˈkær i ər /
NOUN
one who carries or transmits something
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STRONG


NOUN
a ship that carries airplanes
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Bernstein says preowned devices from your wireless carrier are the next best option.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

Charter also plans to offer Cox subscribers a year of free service when they switch their cellphone carrier to Spectrum.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

So now, with two carrier groups, there are 12,000 people to service and feed, not 6,000.

From Slate Aug. 19, 2026

But the strategy left the carrier out of step with competitors like Delta and United, which have invested heavily in onboard entertainment to support a more premium cabin experience.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

The four bags of cans filled the carrier like a boxy baby.

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies

Earlier research had already found signs of unusually high brain activity in human APOE4 carriers before middle age.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

Major carriers including CMA CGM, MSC and Hapag-Lloyd have pledged to avoid Arctic shipping routes.

From Barron's Aug. 22, 2026

Some 90% of U.S. licensed common carriers operate 10 or fewer trucks, and most are struggling to stay afloat, Sutherland said.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

U.S. carriers are angry that the waiver has reduced the shipping premiums they can charge.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

The rat crews that manned the heavy object were changed every hour by Cheesethief, who stayed with the ram the whole time, encouraging the carriers on to greater efforts.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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