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as in treaty
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as in grant
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as in to rent
to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum
charter a boat
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as in to enable
British
to give official or legal power to
a London firm seeking the services of a chartered accountant
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Recent Examples of charter
Mary Ella Hastings
updated July 1,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 July 2026
Last week, Ceva Logistics unveiled a new charter service going from Hanoi, Vietnam, to Chicago.
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Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
29 June 2026
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
Nike has chartered a path to improving its share price, but the athletic retailer faces several headwinds that could foil its recovery plan, according to Evercore ISI.
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Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
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Noun
As the city works toward writing a new charter, some city leaders have proposed adding language that would define and possibly limit data center developments in the city.
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Mary Ella Hastings
updated July 1,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 July 2026
Last week, Ceva Logistics unveiled a new charter service going from Hanoi, Vietnam, to Chicago.
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Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
29 June 2026
Verb
The Boeing 727 was sold to a Malaysian company that chartered it for VIP transport for a few years, before the aircraft was scrapped.
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Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
Nike has chartered a path to improving its share price, but the athletic retailer faces several headwinds that could foil its recovery plan, according to Evercore ISI.
—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for charter
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The border shifted and changed hands here at least four times in the 19th century and a fifth time in the 20th, tugged south by war and treaty, peace talks and purchases.
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Twice already, in November of 2025 and February of this year, the seven states involved in re-negotiating water rights and use along with the 100-year old treaty kicked the can down the road and failed to come to an agreement on water sharing.
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Last month, the garden celebrated its 30th anniversary and received a sizable grant from City Council member Eunisses Hernandez’s first-district office.
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Adults juggling classes and full-time jobs or family responsibilities may need to rely more heavily on grants, employer tuition assistance and private student loans from lenders who accept part-time students.
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Swimply, an Airbnb-style company, is letting people rent out pools and other private spaces, such as tennis and basketball courts.
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Giordani is also renting out her two-bedroom tiny home during the World Cup.
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That political independence has enabled the Fed to make decisions that might be unpopular in the short term, but that have the best interests of the US economy in mind for the long term.
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The service enables anyone to show up at a DASH office with a package less than 16 ounces and get it on the next flight out, subject to Transportation Security Administration regulations.
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The spacecraft that will attempt to rescue the Swift Observatory was developed by Katalyst Space, an aerospace company based in Flagstaff, Arizona, which was awarded the $30 million contract in September 2025.
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The bidding process that won AllHere the contract had concluded months before the Carvalho travel to Washington.
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Remaining federal funding went mostly to scientific research, the results of which universities could now patent for additional revenue.
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According to the company, the filing forms part of a broader patent strategy spanning plasma confinement, reactor architecture, manufacturing methods, diagnostics, and power delivery technologies.
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The point of the Top 10 lists, Chandrasekaran said, is to steer young adults to employers that are actively hiring recent graduates into jobs that can seed meaningful careers.
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André Duvenhage, research director at South Africa’s North-West University, said migrants are often hired because employers see them as willing to work for lower wages and, as non-citizens, they are typically not protected by as many labor protections.
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She is expected in court throughout the week with her husband's parents, Robert and Kathryn Kirk, according to a person familiar with the situation who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
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The Lakers are trading center Deandre Ayton to the Washington Wizards for guard Jaden Hardy and two second-round draft picks, in 2031 and 2032, people not authorized to speak publicly confirmed to The Times on Friday.
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“Charter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charter. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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