railroad
Example Sentences
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Greg Abel, Buffett’s handpicked successor, became CEO at the beginning of this year, inheriting a sprawling investment portfolio and a collection of subsidiary companies ranging from insurance to railroads to running shoes.
Conuma’s production pause cascaded far beyond eastern British Columbia as it halted a railroad line, stalled activity at a Pacific Ocean port and complicated steelmaking schedules in Asia.
The story was distinctly American, about Robert Grainier, a logger and railroad worker living and working in Washington at the turn of the century.
From Los Angeles Times
Airlines and railroads were also caught in the frenzy.
In the wake of that news release—from a company that recently focused on selling karaoke machines—shares of airlines, railroads and trucking firms slid.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
