transportation
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The transportation department also will repair sidewalks and curb ramps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
The statement was accompanied by a photo of the senator sitting in a medical bed and holding Sunday's Washington Post newspaper, with his wife, former US transportation secretary Elaine Chao, next to him.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
First, it can show up as small irritations — like feeling annoyed with the bureaucracy or the transportation system.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
In the 1880s, quarterly reporting by railroads and other transportation companies were common.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Charlie served at Fort Eustis, the transportation headquarters for the entire army, where all the soldiers would ship out for their assignments.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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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
In Italy they had free first-class transportations and could frank their baggage.
From Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight by Holt, Mathew Joseph
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