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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.
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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.
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Noelle Harff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carriers
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The body uses omega-3s as building blocks and chemical messengers that help reduce inflammation, among other benefits.
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Democratic leaders around the country aren't going to copy-and-paste New York City politics, but these results do reinforce that many Democratic voters are demanding a more aggressive message and messengers.
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More than 11,000 bottles of the blood pressure medication chlorthalidone have been recalled, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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Between organization-hero packing cubes, anti-theft wallets, and TSA-compliant travel bottles, any of the below products will keep your belongings neatly stored and safe from takeoff to touchdown.
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The Kreung people of northeastern Cambodia build huts for their adolescent daughters to use for erotic liaisons and encourage them to have as many of these as possible before choosing a husband.
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As members of the Arapahoe County Advisory Committee, Janet Becker-Wold and Edie Summers now serve as liaisons between county leaders and the community.
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Merchandise was displayed in or atop packing crates and upended barrels.
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There's no better way to put crates of peaches, plums, and other stone fruit to good use.
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Battle Creek's cereal heritage is celebrated each summer during Cereal Festival, which features a parade, a 5K race, live entertainment and thousands of free bowls of cereal.
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The hours of sleuthing the world’s largest online retailer for covetable candle holders, throw pillows, and serving bowls have paid off.
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Artisans scale the trunks with ropes and spikes to reach the greenish base of each frond.
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His Stories also included a solo snap of him shirtless while standing on the beach in blue swim trunks and another of him looking to the side while posing at a wooden table.
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Since last week, Wallingford had sold 13 of the 20 kegs of Dutch beer as of Wednesday afternoon, and had to stop selling it in order to save the remaining seven for Thursday’s match.
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In Boston, Scottish soccer fans recently took over the downtown Sam Adams brewery and drank 70 kegs of the iconic American beer in a four-day stretch, Boston Beer Company confirmed to ABC News, effectively tapping out the supply.
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Miles got off to a slow shooting start (1 for 6 in the first half) only making one of her first five buckets but came on shooting wise in the second half going 5 for 7 from the field.
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Families rent crab pots and put their catch in plastic buckets held by delighted children.
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“Carriers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carriers. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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