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transportation

[trans-per-tay-shuhn] / ˌtræns pərˈteɪ ʃən /


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After years of planning, California transportation officials are preparing to shut down the Vincent Thomas Bridge on Nov. 7 to replace its deck.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Congress has appropriated $1 billion through FEMA’s State Homeland Security Grant Program for Olympics-related security, planning and other costs, and $94.3 million for Games-related transportation assistance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Advanced Healthcare Technology and Williams have since developed the Babypod: a carbon fibre carrier designed to withstand a 20G crash, which can help prevent injury in the transportation of babies from ambulance to hospital.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

It ranked No. 7 on industry analyst Armstrong & Associates’ list of largest domestic transportation managers by 2025 revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Mama was in no shape for public transportation, and I felt rather shaky myself.

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon

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

But more of this later, for the when and the how of the repayment of some of these transportations would be out of place here, tho not without some very interesting features.

From Some Pioneers and Pilgrims on the Prairies of Dakota Or, From the ox team to the aeroplane by H. B. Reese


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