as in vehicle
something used to carry goods or passengers the covered wagon was the major conveyance that transported settlers and their belongings across the frontier

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Recent Examples of conveyance But the Sixers’ pick conveyance won’t be known until May’s draft lottery. Nick Crain, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025 Today's building manager could be getting instant feedback from elevators and other conveyances, the refrigeration systems in kitchens and laboratories, and the energy used by EV charging stations. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025 The new stormwater conveyance and storage improvements would give the region more room to accommodate increasing stormwater demands, according to the MWRD and forest preserves district. Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025 Later, the development of feudalism was dependent on land and service and the conveyance of land was complicated. Roger Valdez, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for conveyance
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  • That's far from the only change the Japanese company is making to its only fully-electric vehicle for the U.S. market.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 15 May 2025
  • The startup employs 170 people, including experts with backgrounds at electric vehicle companies Rivian and Tesla.
    Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
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  • Despite intense pressure from fossil fuel industry lobbyists, the governors of 22 states and two territories are creating policies that take steps to reduce emissions from buildings, power generation and transportation.
    Mary Nichols, The Conversation, 19 May 2025
  • About 80% of the trucks are owned by fuel distributors who provide their own transportation, while the other 20% are independent contractors affiliated with the oil companies, Rameau, the president of the Association of Petroleum Professionals, told the Miami Herald.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025

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“Conveyance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conveyance. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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