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carriers

NOUN
one who carries or transmits something
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NOUN
a ship that carries airplanes
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The Chinese flag carriers have significantly underperformed peers, falling around 40% since the Middle East conflict began, the analyst says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The turnaround comes after four years in which carriers have been squeezed by a combination of too many trucks on the road and not enough loads.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Freight rates are climbing after hundreds of thousands of carriers were driven out of the industry by low earnings, new regulations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Kenya has never recorded a case of Ebola and many oppose the idea of bringing potential carriers of the highly contagious disease into the country.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Epidemics tip because of the extraordinary efforts of a few select carriers.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell



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