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Recent Examples of transportation
The district will also cut 36 full-time central personnel positions, such as in transportation, maintenance, IT, communications and human resources.
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Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
Antwerp and Rotterdam have had to contend with more prevalent congestion woes in recent years amid increasing container volumes, ongoing labor unrest, as well as infrastructure strain responsible for inland transportation delays and bottlenecks.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2026
Team members said the program’s core mission was to remove barriers like finances, transportation and parents’ ability to take children to appointments by meeting needs in the school setting.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
From there, transportation officials analyzed coyote mortality data collected between 2020 and 2025 to pinpoint where car crashes were happening most frequently.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
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Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
Antwerp and Rotterdam have had to contend with more prevalent congestion woes in recent years amid increasing container volumes, ongoing labor unrest, as well as infrastructure strain responsible for inland transportation delays and bottlenecks.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2026
Team members said the program’s core mission was to remove barriers like finances, transportation and parents’ ability to take children to appointments by meeting needs in the school setting.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
From there, transportation officials analyzed coyote mortality data collected between 2020 and 2025 to pinpoint where car crashes were happening most frequently.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transportation
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The ride used to located near where the Thunderbolt is currently located and has been moved to different locations throughout the park over the last several decades.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Ars took a brief ride on a pre-production version of the company’s first bicycle and spoke with the team preparing it for release.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Based out of Fort Lauderdale, Brown travels east to west every week in his 18-wheeler, often driving up to 11-hour shifts and eating in his vehicle to stay on schedule.—
David Williams,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
13 Apr. 2026
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In America, more than five thousand people are killed each year in accidents involving large trucks, and the victims tend to be occupants of smaller vehicles.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The war prompted Iran's effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway that facilitates the transport of 20 million barrels of oil per day, or about one-fifth of the global supply.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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That is because soaring diesel prices raise the cost of mining and transport that is needed to get coal to buyers.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Transportation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transportation. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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