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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
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
19 June 2026
While the school's charter expires June 30, BCSB CEO Edwin Avent said he's appealed the board's decision.
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Dennis Valera,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Scott Laird,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Their only hope for a better life is to get on the Winnipeg, a cargo ship chartered by Nobel Prize-winning Chilean poet Pablo Neruda and artist Delia del Carril to offer survivors a new life in Valparaíso, Chile.
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Roberto Prieto,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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Noun
Aerolineas Argentinas had a charter flight depart the city, as happy Lionel Messi fans headed home or to the team’s next game.
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Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
19 June 2026
While the school's charter expires June 30, BCSB CEO Edwin Avent said he's appealed the board's decision.
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Dennis Valera,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Verb
The luxury lines Seabourn and Silversea both offer expedition cruising (on top of their traditional cruise products), and the luxury tour company Abercrombie & Kent also charters Ponant ships for expedition cruises to the polar regions.
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Scott Laird,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Their only hope for a better life is to get on the Winnipeg, a cargo ship chartered by Nobel Prize-winning Chilean poet Pablo Neruda and artist Delia del Carril to offer survivors a new life in Valparaíso, Chile.
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Roberto Prieto,
Variety,
19 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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The council eventually approved allocating $20,000 to the town’s sustaining grant program and allowed applicants to amend their proposal to account for the increase funds.
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This story has been updated to correct inaccurate information provided about recipients of In Her Hands grants.
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Guests can also rent Freedom Flyer cruiser bikes to pedal around the property and to nearby shops like Brewster Book Store, The Brewster Store, and Pelo Mar boutique.
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For Mosta, the bet is that owning the dollar moving through the system beats renting someone else's.
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In March, Zoox struck a partnership with Uber to make its robotaxis available through its ride-hailing app in Las Vegas, enabling it to reach a wider potential customer base.
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These online collaborations have enabled Schultz to think more deeply about how weaving is a technology.
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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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Phoenix’s patent-pending approach does not require new silicon fabrication or original wafers.
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Leonardo was granted the patent for the technology that underpins SignalTrace two years ago.
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In June 2025, the university also announced a hiring freeze and paused annual pay increases, citing uncertainty in funding sources.
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In April, Anthropic was also hiring for a data center deal sourcing role in the country.
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The Bureau of Land Management recently authorized construction of access roads, groundwater monitoring wells, and overhead power infrastructure on public land within the project area.
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But that refurbishment, authorized by a National Park Service contract in April, is only the latest in a saga of repairs, cleaning and improvement efforts that dates back more than 50 years.
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“Charter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charter. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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