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as in treaty
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as in grant
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as in to rent
to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum
charter a boat
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as in to enable
British
to give official or legal power to
a London firm seeking the services of a chartered accountant
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Recent Examples of charter
David Plymyer, Baltimore Sun, 8 Mar. 2025
Nationwide, there’s strong evidence that charter schools are improving outcomes for kids—the same goes for the growth of charters in Florida.
—Thibaut Delloue, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2025
Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2025
According to an analysis by Aviation International News, six passengers on a light jet flying from Bordeaux to Marseille and then to Lyon before returning to Bordeaux would pay €7,500 in new taxes on top of €12,000 to charter the aircraft.
—Doug Gollan, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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Noun
As reported by The Baltimore Sun, Thrive Arts was incorporated in 2021 but lost its corporate charter last year after failing to file tax returns for three straight years, and is now defunct.
—David Plymyer, Baltimore Sun, 8 Mar. 2025
Nationwide, there’s strong evidence that charter schools are improving outcomes for kids—the same goes for the growth of charters in Florida.
—Thibaut Delloue, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2025
Verb
Spend your days chartering a boat, learning about wildlife at South Padre Island Birding, Nature, and Alligator Sanctuary, or horseback riding along the beach with Island Adventure Park.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2025
According to an analysis by Aviation International News, six passengers on a light jet flying from Bordeaux to Marseille and then to Lyon before returning to Bordeaux would pay €7,500 in new taxes on top of €12,000 to charter the aircraft.
—Doug Gollan, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for charter
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That same year, facing intimidation by land-hungry settlers, the Shawnee signed another treaty ceding most of their Kansas reservation to the government, leaving the area around the mission to the Methodist church.—
Alfredo Sosa,
The Christian Science Monitor,
13 Mar. 2025
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Some politicians have floated establishing a post-independence defense treaty with Denmark, Canada, or even the United States, which already has a military base in the Arctic Circle in far northwest Greenland.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN,
11 Mar. 2025
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The bill would create a new grant program to contribute $5 million a year to the rescue and recovery of sea turtles and a turtle research fund.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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His administration also moved to cut grants extended to Radio Free Asia and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty — nonprofit organizations that receive all their funding from USAGM — and suspend the full-time staff of VOA, which is a federal entity.—
The Editors,
National Review,
20 Mar. 2025
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After the ruling, the Barnetts rented an apartment in Lafayette, Indiana and, according to court documents, left Natalia there to fend for herself.—
Fortesa Latifi,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2025
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Morena Baccarin plays Inara Serra, a licensed Companion (a high-status courtesan) who rents one of Serenity’s shuttles as her private quarters and place of business.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Mar. 2025
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Here, a magnetic field and mechanical compression are used to create fusion conditions, aka extreme heat, for compressing plasma inside a reactor to enable the production and extraction of energy.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Mar. 2025
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The plan suggests that DOGE could save $2 trillion over 18 months, enabling the distribution of $400 billion among approximately 79 million taxpayers, resulting in checks of $5,000 each.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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An unusually short 18-month contract means Tuchel doesn’t have much time to comprehensively re-model England — but that’s fine, considering this is a side that has reached the last two European Championship finals, and semi-final and quarter-final in the last two World Cups.—
Michael Cox,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
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With Mercury also retrograding in Pisces in your second house, expect delays and miscommunications regarding money and possessions — be extra cautious with contracts and big-ticket purchases.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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The team has applied for a patent for their device and is working with a national washing machine manufacturer to commercialize it.—
Erik Kobayashi-Solomon,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Big pharmaceutical companies command higher prices for brand-names drugs, which are sold exclusively under patent protection for several years.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA TODAY,
15 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In 2023, the city hired the formidable Carmela Levy-David as its new superintendent.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2025
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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt quickly pushed back, casting the ruling as an attempt to encroach on executive power to hire and fire employees.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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The source requested anonymity fearing retribution and because they are not authorized to speak publicly.—
Sergio Martínez-Beltrán,
NPR,
21 Mar. 2025
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As of February 3, there are two locations to obtain access passes for residents and authorized contractors to enter the Palisades.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacramento Bee,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Charter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charter. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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