common carrier
noun
: a business or agency that is available to the public for transportation of persons, goods, or messages
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But if the shutdown results in a delay or cancellation that your airline attributes to a common carrier issue, your policy could cover incidentals at the airport as well as non-refundable deposits for hotel rooms, excursions and more.
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Liz Knueven, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2025
What Lewis leaves out, either out of ignorance or deliberately to deceive, is that both the Obama and Biden administrations sought to classify internet providers as common carriers under Title II of the Communications Act of 1934.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
Oysters and other shellfish are the most common carriers of Vibrio.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Prairie dogs and ground squirrels in the Western United States are common carriers of plague, DeWitte adds.
—Rob Williams, EverydayHealth.com, 15 July 2025
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Liz Knueven, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2025
What Lewis leaves out, either out of ignorance or deliberately to deceive, is that both the Obama and Biden administrations sought to classify internet providers as common carriers under Title II of the Communications Act of 1934.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
Oysters and other shellfish are the most common carriers of Vibrio.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Prairie dogs and ground squirrels in the Western United States are common carriers of plague, DeWitte adds.
—Rob Williams, EverydayHealth.com, 15 July 2025
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“Common carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/common%20carrier. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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