carriers

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Next-generation fighters, multibillion-dollar carriers and so much more mean that although each is a marvel, we have too few, and they’re too hard to replace, making them too valuable to risk.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

If the ticket gets cheaper later, some carriers, including American, United, Delta and Southwest, may give you the difference in the form of a credit.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

These included three very large crude carriers, reportedly bound for China, Oman and Japan.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

New waste licencing rules will be laid out this week aimed at stopping waste carriers from exploiting loopholes and illegally dumping rubbish in England, the government has said.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

American planes took off from nearby aircraft carriers and made sixty-four sorties over North Vietnam, bombing their torpedo boat fleet and a major oil depot.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge