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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
Yasemin Saplakoglu, WIRED, 20 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, SpaceX has been ferrying astronauts to and from the space station for years as the other contractor under NASA’s space taxi program.
—Byjason Ma, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
Jamie Carter, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The ferry runs regularly in the summer, and the hope is that in the future, the ferry line will extend its limited run.
—Madeline Weinfield, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2024
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But the barrier can’t be too solid: It’s studded with proteins, which need some wiggle room to carry out their various cellular jobs, such as ferrying molecules across the membrane.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, WIRED, 20 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, SpaceX has been ferrying astronauts to and from the space station for years as the other contractor under NASA’s space taxi program.
—Byjason Ma, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
Noun
Oran, Algeria This coastal city, also reachable by ferry from Spain, will experience 5 minutes and 6 seconds of totality.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The ferry runs regularly in the summer, and the hope is that in the future, the ferry line will extend its limited run.
—Madeline Weinfield, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2024
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The weapons were placed in a moving van and hauled away.Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2024
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The fleet’s name comes from the silver coins the ships were hauling, called plata.Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
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Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego sailed to victory on election night, winning a second and final term serving the nation's fifth largest city of 1.6 million residents.Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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The arrow sailed completely through the deer, hitting both lungs on the way.Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 20 Nov. 2024
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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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Charging water users to transport their non-river water could spread out some of those costs, Goddard said.Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Wicked transports audiences to the world of The Wizard of Oz, with Universal’s adaptation of the Broadway smash starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo hitting theaters Nov. 22.Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2024
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Police have not determined whether the person was killed in a slaying or whether a marine animal or a boating accident could have led to a decapitation, Martin said.Antonio Planas, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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This puffer jacket has been with me to vineyards in Tuscany, the highlands of Scotland, the streets of Dublin, all over Broadway in Nashville, bar hopping in New York City, and boating through the archipelago of Finland.Amber Love Bond, Travel + Leisure, 1 Nov. 2024
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Base fares start as low as 4 yuan (around 55 cents), compared with 18 yuan (around $2.48) for a taxi driven by a human, according to state media outlet Global Times.Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 22 Nov. 2024
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Expect a taxi from the airport to cost around €50 plus possible surcharges for luggage.Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 21 Nov. 2024
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Brian Hudson of Fayetteville carries his daughter, Sedona Hudson-Deputy, 2, Friday during the ceremonial flipping of the light switch for the 31st season of Lights of the Ozarks on the Fayetteville downtown square.J.T. Wampler, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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Investing in digital assets carries a high level of risk and may not be suitable for all investors.Jon Stojan, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Riders on the freely rotating, floorless gondolas gain a real sense of being airborne while suspended and flipping above the ground.Stepheny Price, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
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Both gondolas will be in operation, providing access to beginner and intermediate terrain.John Meyer, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Ferry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferry. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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