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carrier

[kar-ee-er] / ˈkær i ər /
NOUN
one who carries or transmits something
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NOUN
a ship that carries airplanes
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was on hand in Norfolk, Virginia to welcome home the largest aircraft carrier in the world, the US military said on X.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

At the time of its collapse, the budget carrier represented 75% of the airport’s passenger traffic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

The collapse of discount carrier Spirit Airlines also stands to benefit some rivals.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

Under the Jones Act, it can be cheaper to ship crude oil from the Gulf Coast on a foreign flagged carrier, refine it in Europe and then ship the finished product to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

A gene was defined by what a gene does: it was a carrier of hereditary information.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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