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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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Carriers have been raising ticket prices, hoping to pass the cost along to consumers, and they are culling flights that will no longer make money at higher price levels.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Carriers have become increasingly concerned about what would happen to their slots if they have to respond to fuel shortages in the coming months.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Carriers are walking a fine line between strong demand and rising costs, and they’re responding the only way they can in the short term: fewer flights.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

Market intelligence firm Kpler is tracking 70 supertankers, known as Very Large Crude Carriers, or VLCCs, that are due to arrive in Gulf Coast ports in April and May.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

—Full and cleare answer to a false and scandalous Paper entituled: The humble Remonstrance of the grievances of all his Majesties Posts of England, together with Carriers, Waggoners, etc.,

From The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study by Smith, A. D.



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