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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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Now, customers of the defunct budget carrier are mourning the sub-$100 plane ticket that has virtually disappeared.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Customers of the now-defunct budget carrier are mourning the sub-$100 plane ticket that has now virtually disappeared.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

France's aircraft carrier the Charles de Gaulle was on Wednesday heading towards the southern Red Sea to pre‑position for a possible mission to restore navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, Paris said.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Efforts are under way to trace people on that flight, which South African-based carrier Airlink said was carrying 82 passengers and six crew.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

You could survive and pass your unremarkable genes to the next generation by working as a water carrier or an assembly-line worker.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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