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as in ride
a means of getting to a destination in a vehicle driven by another I'm without transportation tonight, so I can't meet you at the movies

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as in vehicle
something used to carry goods or passengers right now my bike is my only transportation

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Recent Examples of transportation Combs' legal team filed a motion late Wednesday, July 30, asking the court to either overturn his conviction on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution or grant him a new trial, according to legal documents obtained by USA TODAY. Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 31 July 2025 Still, federal incentives—such as those in the CHIPS Act and various AI research grants—are encouraging AI's rapid adoption across industries, from transportation to healthcare. Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025 Joby and Archer have inked partnerships with airlines and ride-hailing services, with the idea that an air taxi ride could eventually be packaged with other modes of transportation that could be booked in an app. The Detroit News, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025 The 33-page draft plan appears to detail alternate facilities that could be used in an evacuation, procedures for detainee transportation and other measures that would be enacted in the event of a powerful storm or other emergency. Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for transportation
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Noun
  • Kohl's stock continues wild ride: CNBC's Cramer says 'something good' could come at company What do experts say about meme stock trading?
    Sara Chernikoff, USA Today, 25 July 2025
  • Getty Images Taken from CNBC’s Daily Open, our international markets newsletter — Subscribe today Tesla’s going through a bumpy ride.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 25 July 2025
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  • Lefler said other services, such as those picking up a resident using a wheelchair or providing additional assistance to the resident, traditionally call the day before or morning before to confirm who the driver is and the type of vehicle.
    Christina Hall, Freep.com, 26 July 2025
  • The school's parking lot and driveway are big enough and far enough from the road to allow for more vehicle storage on school property, Murphy said.
    Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 26 July 2025
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  • Other issues — visa denials, exorbitant costs, America’s allergy to public transport — could be a stain on the tournament, and are just as important to document.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 30 July 2025
  • According to Wisk, its Generation 6 aircraft is the world's first autonomous, all-electric, four-seat air taxi designed for daily passenger transport.
    Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025

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“Transportation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transportation. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

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