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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
William Harwood, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2025
The space agency contracts SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule, for example, to ferry its astronauts to and from the International Space Station on a biannual basis.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
The suitcase was first spotted floating in the water by the captain of NY Waterway's Susan B. Anthony ferry boat, per the Times.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025
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Verb
But the Starliner, built as part of a NASA program to develop independent commercial crew ships to ferry astronauts to and from the space station, ran into propulsion problems and helium leaks shortly after launch that prompted weeks and then months of tests and analysis.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2025
The space agency contracts SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule, for example, to ferry its astronauts to and from the International Space Station on a biannual basis.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
Learn about the floods, the drownings, the steamboats, the ferries and the bridges that make Shakopee the place to live.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
The suitcase was first spotted floating in the water by the captain of NY Waterway's Susan B. Anthony ferry boat, per the Times.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025
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Verb
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Porter, 28, helped dig a fire break to prevent the blaze from spreading and used a mule team to haul water to squelch the blaze.—
Zac Anderson,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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The crash was reported at 10:16 a.m. near exit 232 in Clear Creek County and involved two tractor-trailers, a Ford F350 hauling livestock and eight other vehicles, CSP officials said in a news release.—
Katie Langford,
The Denver Post,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The cameras roll, and the sea and sky, with a click of a mouse, become a tropical afternoon and a gentle swell, and Sandokan sails once more.—
John Bleasdale,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2025
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The Chinese flotilla sailed to the south and arrived in the Tasman Sea 150 nautical miles east of Sydney, on Australia's east coast, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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Maritime Museum of San Diego seeks volunteers The nonprofit Maritime Museum of San Diego starts the next Docent Volunteer Training Program for newcomers Jan. 21 at the museum on the upper deck of the ferryboat Berkeley.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 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
Verb
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) describes atmospheric rivers as long, narrow bands in the atmosphere that transport large amounts of water vapor outside the tropics.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
23 Feb. 2025
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Wilson received medical attention on the scene and was then transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, per authorities.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
23 Feb. 2025
Verb
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In photos obtained by PEOPLE, the two were seen boating together in Nerano, Italy, along the Amalfi Coast.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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Seven years later, Naya Rivera, who had portrayed out cheerleader Santana Lopez during the entire run of the show, died of accidental drowning while boating with her young son.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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After a brief stint as a NYC taxi driver, Pete enrolled in law school and later went on to represent himself in a lawsuit against his former label.—
Liza Lentini,
SPIN,
21 Feb. 2025
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Tesla, Uber, and Lyft are showing their cards — and eyeing Texas as the new battleground for autonomous taxis.—
Quartz Staff,
Quartz,
16 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Those negotiations are certain to be tricky after a campaign which exposed sharp divisions over migration and how to deal with the AfD in a country where far-right politics carry a particularly strong stigma due to its Nazi past.—
Sarah Marsh and Matthias Williams,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2025
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Messi carries that burden into a ‘25 campaign that could not be beginning any more ambitiously for Inter Miami -- with three matches within seven days.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2025
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There’s no need to don a corset under your ski gear, however, as the amenities are slick and modern, with 10 lifts, including an eight-seat gondola and a six-pack express chairlift.—
Jennifer Malloy,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Feb. 2025
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Cable cars, in other words, that don't all have to go the same way, switching freely between cables that can be much shorter and cheaper than several miles of regular gondola line.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Ferry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferry. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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