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Recent Examples of carriers
Other carriers have increased shipping surcharges Amazon is not the only carrier grappling with higher fuel costs.
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Customers include commercial carriers such as Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet, regional cargo operator Ameriflight and Nolinor Aviation, a charter airline based in Montreal.
—Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Melina Khan, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Customers include commercial carriers such as Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet, regional cargo operator Ameriflight and Nolinor Aviation, a charter airline based in Montreal.
—Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carriers
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The most effective messengers are not grassroots activists or rising politicians but farmers, wildland firefighters, fishermen, cowboys, hunters, game wardens and foresters.—
Nadia Gill,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
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The messengers were scheduled to deliver offerings from the emperor, the shrine said on its website.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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It’s understood that there’s nothing more difficult than being a successful editor, therapist, or author, even with a stash of pill bottles in a wicker basket beside an opulent floral arrangement.—
Libby Gelman-Waxner,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2026
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For taller products, like full-size shampoo bottles or styling tools, Kinsella suggests a tiered sliding organizer with an open top to accommodate height.—
Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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Researchers found that homeless liaisons often have to cross-check a patchwork of systems to confirm a student’s eligibility and status.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Indiana will provide technical assistance and access to community liaisons to help track key performance indicators, which would measure visitor traffic and economic growth, according to a news release.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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There’s a parallel universe where possibly one of the greatest songs of all time, and definitely the best song ever written about the boys being back in town, was squandered off into the abyss of record-store crates and never given a chance to shine.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2026
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Pictures of the stand filed in court by the city show a hodgepodge of food ingredients, spices, cooking oils, pots, crates, and propane tanks powering a campfire stove.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Local artisans, fisherman, and communities are supported, for instance in an initiative that has village craftspeople turning coconut shells into plates, bowls and plant holders which are sold in the hotel boutique.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Clean the bowls and refresh the beer every night until the slugs are gone.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
22 Apr. 2026
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Tropical trees including your mamey likely had their limbs and trunks totally frozen.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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The bronze figure of Rocky Balboa — arms raised in victory, clad in boxing trunks and boots — has become a point of pilgrimage for people around the world.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Here — with stainless-steel kegs nearby and bartenders pouring pilsners and pale ales under market lights and beach balls — wrestlers launch off the top rope in raucous displays of acrobatics.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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Don't be fooled, Fraser's first Oberon kegs of the season still went to good use, with Oberon Day bringing in serious business.—
Jack Springgate,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Photos shared in the release show two people in hazmat suits investigating a black van, as well as buckets filled with a purple liquid.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
19 Apr. 2026
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This report can essentially be broken up into buckets.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Carriers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carriers. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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