chartered

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The Chief cites the tradition of the First and Second Banks of the U.S., which Congress chartered in part to regulate the currency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

A Hapag-Lloyd container ship chartered to Maersk was one of several vessels reportedly struck by Iran during the war.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 16, 2026

A chartered Air Peace plane carrying 262 Nigerian nationals -- most of them women and children -- landed at Lagos's Murtala Mohammed International Airport mid-morning on Thursday, said Nigeria's foreign ministry.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

A single vessel is often owned by one entity, registered to a second, chartered by a third and managed by a fourth.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Perhaps it was the distance that separated the two schools and the fact that Permian, at a cost of $20,000 to the school district, had chartered a 737 jet to get to Marshall.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger