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transportation

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


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A KFF poll in September found that 60% of voters are very worried or somewhat worried about handling healthcare expenses, while 59% expressed that type of concern about paying for gasoline and other transportation expenses.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

Their driver’s licenses were no longer valid, so they needed transportation, and help getting kids to and from school.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

This part of the plan — called regional transportation optimization, or RTO — was projected to eventually save the Postal Service $4 billion a year.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

Peyman Sanandaji, head of the transportation commission of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, told the Mehr news agency, that Iranian exports to Pakistan have been suspended because of banking sanctions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

They reminded him of his childhood and living in the countryside, where horses were the only means of transportation.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez

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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