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Recent Examples of transportation
The temporary closure of the Texas airports could also disrupt business travel, tourism, and the transportation of goods, since cargo flights, carrying essential supplies, could also be delayed.
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Indiana University Northwest has received a $900,000 federal grant to ease the burden of students to meet their basic needs such as food, housing and transportation.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
But Professor Bothwell said that changes in trade, manufacturing and transportation have made a repeat unlikely.
—Ian Austen, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
According to a Monday statement from the governor's office, emergency response resources, including transportation crews, the National Guard and medical teams, have been activated.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Indiana University Northwest has received a $900,000 federal grant to ease the burden of students to meet their basic needs such as food, housing and transportation.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
But Professor Bothwell said that changes in trade, manufacturing and transportation have made a repeat unlikely.
—Ian Austen, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
According to a Monday statement from the governor's office, emergency response resources, including transportation crews, the National Guard and medical teams, have been activated.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transportation
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He’s become poised to the point of being unrecognizable from his Young Josh days as a gunslinging, sometimes reckless quarterback who sometimes took himself, his teammates and Bills fans on Sunday roller-coaster rides.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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This popemobile is a gas, a great ride that veers nimbly between smart and silly.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The guard told 911 dispatch that a suspicious vehicle — a dark SUV — had driven through his yard.—
Emma Steele,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Car owners looking to check the status of their vehicles, car parts, or car accessories can enter their information into the NHTSA recall database or check USA TODAY's recall database for car and motor vehicle recalls.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
26 Jan. 2025
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Police were dispatched to a residence in the 300 block of Dobson Street in reference to a physical disturbance that resulted in two people being injured, both of whom declined transport by ambulance, but later received medical treatment, according to a press released issued by Pea Ridge Police.—
Annette Beard,
arkansasonline.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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Among them: Jack had arrived to Auschwitz on a transport June 24, 1943, with 1,600 Jews.—
Amber Hunt,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Transportation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transportation. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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