transportation
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Middle East tensions have choked the production and transportation of millions of barrels of oil, causing a surge in the price of car and jet fuels, which are made from oil.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Tesla's posts touted what it called the vehicle's safety and ease of use for disabled people, and said the Cybercab was "democratizing clean transportation for all."
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Head Start’s regulations have swollen to 120-plus pages, controlling everything from the square footage of outdoor play space to transportation routing and myriad paper credentials for staff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Frozen and refrigerated goods, such as fresh produce, are most sensitive to price increases because diesel is typically used to power both cold storage and transportation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
The few days of lead time were just enough to scope out the bare essentials of her new life: the location of the nearest AME church, mealtimes at the Lucy home, and transportation to work.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
The government approved the measure after pressure from business and transportations groups and non-governmental organizations, which claim extortion has increased.
From Reuters ● Feb. 21, 2023
The group, which has not rolled out its proposal, is expected to focus on core infrastructure programs, such as transportations systems, at the expense of social spending.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 8, 2021
During their first meeting, the team called out the possible transportations options it might see: electric bikes, mo-peds and scooters, and then hoverboards, Segways and even unicycles.
From New York Times ● Aug. 2, 2018
“Right now this thing is so big, that sometimes it blocks the entire Mississippi River, and when that happens, my phone rings off the hook with transportations companies calling,” Cross said.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 21, 2015
It is small, but well filled, and undoubtedly contains some ancient and curious volumes: but several hiatuses gave indication that there had been a few transportations to Vienna or Munich.
From A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Three by Thomas Frognall Dibdin
Vocabulary lists containing transportation
The United States
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Africa - Introductory
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Canada - Introductory
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