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as in to haul
to support and take from one place to another
there are shuttle buses to ferry visitors from the parking lots to the fairground
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Recent Examples of ferry
Nbc Boston, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
Tom Butt At least one of the applicants in the couple must have a Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Credential boat operator’s license to ferry guests to and from the island.
—Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2024
Simon Hughes, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
At Manhattan’s southern tip, a graceful ferry terminal was reborn as a private club (Marvel).
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 12 Dec. 2024
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At Boston’s Logan airport, inbound flights on average were delayed by more than two hours, and two dozens flights were canceled, according to FlightAware.
Steamship Authority ferries to and from Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard were canceled as well, the service said, citing heavy winds.
—Nbc Boston, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
Tom Butt At least one of the applicants in the couple must have a Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Credential boat operator’s license to ferry guests to and from the island.
—Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2024
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But for the time being, there are just two transport options: a tunnel under the Mersey or, more pleasurably, a ferry which takes less than seven minutes to sail from the Pier Head, beneath the famous Liver Buildings, to Seacombe.
—Simon Hughes, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
At Manhattan’s southern tip, a graceful ferry terminal was reborn as a private club (Marvel).
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 12 Dec. 2024
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He’s hauled out of bed to go hunting with his hard-ass, militaristic father Grady (Sam Jaeger), whose bellowing about trying to keep his son safe is almost as frightening as the growling beast that appears to be stalking them.David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
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There is also a hope to haul director Tim Miller, who helmed the first Deadpool movie and was reported to have had friction with Reynolds, into the ever-expanding Lively vs Baldoni saga.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2025
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If new cruise ships sailing out of Port Canaveral like Disney Cruise Line’s Disney Treasure, Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas, and Norwegian Cruise Line’s Aqua bring you to the area, plan some time to explore before or after your sailing.Beth Luberecki, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
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Sun Princess is sailing Bahamas and Caribbean itineraries through March before returning from the Mediterranean to home Port Everglades next November.Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2025
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For example, when over 1,000 people died in a ferryboat accident in the Red Sea in 2006, critics accused the military of failing to deploy quickly enough to rescue them.Jeff Martini, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2011
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On another ferryboat is the Constitution and all the state and local officials dedicated to upholding it.Alexandra Petri, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
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Early morning Friday, shelter staff and animal control officers transported pet crates loaded with dogs and cats to Gillespie Field, where they were then carried across the tarmac and placed on the plane.Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
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Again, building with wood is not without its environmental concerns: the timber used in Waugh Thistleton’s projects is often transported from Europe.Lucy Handley, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
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Expand All An Our Lady of Lourdes senior who was seriously injured in a Labor Day weekend boating crash off the Keys that killed her friend remains unconscious and continues to fight for her life, according to people raising money for her medical bills.David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
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In Coeur d'Alene, this kaleidoscope of colors can be seen while boating on the lake, hiking in the forest or cycling through town.Catherine Garcia, The Week US, theweek, 8 Oct. 2024
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Philip Glass had a moving company and did plumbing and drove taxis in his downtime between compositions.Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
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Tourists in the historic city of Paro increasingly complain of price gouging by local taxi drivers.By Charlie Campbell/Gelephu, Bhutan, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
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The manager and other employees waited with Lawrence and her friend until firefighters arrived to carry them down.Esme Mazzeo, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
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In one, five women in white hanbok, carrying bundles of white laundry on their heads, form a tight, diagonal spiral (in response to gusts of wind?) against dark fields of grass and cropland.E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2025
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Other projects included a new two-stage gondola, moving a beginner area out of the base area to a location higher on the mountain in order to relieve base area congestion, improving the base area with a new food and drink hall, and a skating rink.John Meyer, The Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2024
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While most ski down the mountain when ready to leave, my friends and I took a gondola, which was the easier and wiser choice after a few margaritas.Madison Flager, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Ferry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferry. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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