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transportation

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


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The monthly lift in manufacturing activity was led by sales of transportation equipment and chemicals.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 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

China’s transportation sensibilities are aspirational and urban, where U.S. tastes lean toward the landed and utilitarian.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

First, it can show up as small irritations — like feeling annoyed with the bureaucracy or the transportation system.

From Salon Jul. 11, 2026

No one doubted that Parks was the perfect symbol for the movement to integrate public transportation in Montgomery.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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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