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charter

[chahr-ter] / ˈtʃɑr tər /




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Private and charter schools are on the up in both academics and athletics, leaving places like Dorsey — that dominated for so long — behind.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

Alongside the cavalcade of cars and the private charter flights comes a large salary, too, three times what he first earned when elected in 2016.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

MISC’s latest long-term charter award from Malaysia LNG reinforces its LNG fleet renewal strategy and should improve operational efficiency while reducing fuel consumption, he reckons.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

The charter gave him the power to hire and fire the board members and to veto their decisions if he felt like it.

From Slate Aug. 3, 2026

“Surrender our charter and we lose all,” he thundered.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare

Still, Mr. Dais says he knows students who tried Success Academy and left, and he opposes lifting the state’s cap on the number of charters, even as he acknowledges their agility.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

The businesses tied to outdoor leisure that are expected to benefit include golf courses, outdoor entertainment venues and providers of fishing charters.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

The district defends its approach in evaluating charters as consistent and fair and based on rules set out by the state and district policy.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

Zamora is a member of the teachers union and, based on her responses in a candidate survey, seems somewhat less critical of charters than Rivas.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2026

“There’s two village charters within walking distance—I checked the directory on the Net—and the Central Academy is just a short drive.”

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

The Joyjatra, chartered by a Singapore-based company, was marooned for nearly four months.

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

“It might be setting aside a defined percentage of the portfolio, typically 5% to 10%, for individual stock picks that clients can self-manage,” said Peter Hughes, a New York City-based chartered financial analyst.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

The deliveries, on cargo aircraft chartered by the Iraqi government, resumed late last month, Iraqi officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

At about 21:30 BST, England boarded their chartered flight to Mexico City not knowing when the match would be.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

Though this was supposed to be a chartered train that the deportees had paid for, a mass of Japanese soldiers in their khaki uniforms and caps pushed on board.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata

Vessels still are likely to encounter “port congestion,” as well as chartering and scheduling disruptions, said Sean Pribyl, a maritime attorney at Holland & Knight.

From MarketWatch Jun. 18, 2026

The coalition he belongs to is chartering buses to bring protesters from across California for Monday's game and is hoping to have "40- to 50,000 people" around the stadium, he said.

From Barron's Jun. 14, 2026

ASL Marine’s S$82 million of infrastructure-linked chartering contracts anchor near-term earnings, while repair-driven cash generation creates room for dividend growth.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 15, 2026

The team has to coordinate between two airline partners, chartering a Boeing 757 from Delta and a Boeing 737-800 from United, to handle travel parties of sometimes more than 100 in all.

From Los Angeles Times May 23, 2025

The chartering, regulating, and controlling of railroad companies, and all corporations created for pecuniary profit, must remain with the states.

From Monopolies and the People by Cloud, D. C.




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