How to Use charter in a Sentence
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The railway board then voted to change the deal with the railroad buyer to comply with the charter.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 4 Jan. 2024
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But the charter-school episode marks the first time that the main threat to their work is their own comfort with being observed.
—Niela Orr, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2023
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Relax on the beach, go for a sunset cruise, book a fishing charter, or play a round of golf.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 30 Mar. 2023
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Signature School, a charter high school in Evansville, ranked No. 2 in the nation.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2023
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SoCal charters target different species based on the season, the weather, and the whims of the fish.
—Tom Fowlks, Outdoor Life, 1 Feb. 2024
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The commissioner hopes that charters in the future can be funded in part by the next TV deal.
—Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2023
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So who knows where Romy and her camp friend were going to eat, had that helicopter charter worked out.
—Vulture, 23 Mar. 2023
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The small airport, optimized for private jets and charter flights, isn’t open in the winter.
—Garrett Munce, Town & Country, 4 May 2023
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For independent charters, the school name will be the district name.
—Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2023
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The new law also streamlines the charter renewal process.
—Cynthia Howell, Arkansas Online, 18 Aug. 2023
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The city charter requires the police chief to be selected from within.
—Jennifer Edwards Baker, The Enquirer, 6 Mar. 2024
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Another bill would put the question of amending the charter to voters.
—Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 12 Jan. 2024
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It is run not by a local school board or charter network, but by the Defense Department.
—Sarah Mervosh, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2023
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The league has been working with Griner and the Mercury on travel options including charter flights.
—Doug Feinberg, ajc, 18 June 2023
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Tempe's city charter lays the authorization to hire a police chief to Ching in his role as city manager, the city mentioned.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 2023
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The boats – some big charters with dozens of people, others personal crafts with just a family aboard – dart to catch up.
—Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
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Baltimore’s charter requires the city to pass a balanced budget by June 26.
—Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2023
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Fraser learns a lesson about not judging a book by its cover when a bodybuilder charter guest boards.
—Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2023
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The league granted Griner permission to book her own charter flights before the season started.
—Time, 17 June 2023
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Its 1988 charter advocates for the killing or expulsion of all Jews or Zionists.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023
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In 2016, voters approved a proposal to amend the city charter so that a mayor could serve five four-year terms in office instead of three.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 2 Aug. 2023
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That rate was 60 percent for local districts and 57 percent for charters.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2023
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Now boosters have provided charter flights to and from Nevada.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2024
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Presumably, once that charge was spotted, the charter was shut down and the teen was grounded until further notice.
—Louisa Ballhaus, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2023
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But that certainly wasn't the case for the Grammy-winning and an all-time vocalist in Carlile, and top indie-rock charters Grouplove.
—Joshua Medintz, The Enquirer, 27 July 2023
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Where, after all, is the case against Hamas, a group committed in its charter to Israel’s destruction?
—Marc Champion, Twin Cities, 21 Jan. 2024
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She could be used for both global voyages and charter adventures.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2023
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This means that bucket-list journeys are on the table, from African safaris and first-class travel in private suites to private jet charters.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 20 Dec. 2023
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In the world of high-end charters, heritage yachts are exerting a bigger pull than ever, like the elegant 1967 yacht Malcolm Miller, restored and available by the week through Arthaud Yachting.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2024
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The high court voted 5-1 in support of the city, noting state law gives charter cities autonomy over issues of municipal concern.
—Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2024
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Lovers of the sport have 18 miles of beach and chartered deep-sea excursions at the ready.
—Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2023
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Some have left the system, and others have gone to charter schools.
—Troy Closson, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2022
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But chartering a boat doesn’t just have to be for the rich and famous.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2023
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The boat, a 279-foot vessel known as the Solandge, is available to charter for a million and change per week.
—Leena Kim, Town & Country, 29 May 2023
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Kenshō will be available to charter with Y.CO in the summer of 2022.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2021
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There are boats to charter for daytrips along the coast or to neighboring Formentera.
—Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 31 Jan. 2022
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The defining style chartered by Govan in the first season hooked me in.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 7 Dec. 2023
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And the Fly Five service isn’t just for hotel guests: Anyone can charter the jet for up to 12 hours.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 June 2023
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With the help of Bunny Mellon, Huber [de Givenchy] chartered a plane to fly us home.
—Town & Country, 28 June 2023
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Rudge chartered three planes for loved ones to identify the bodies.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2023
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Caplan raised $1 million for Aghan refugees, money that helped charter a plane to get 300 people out of the hands of the Taliban.
—Elizabeth MacBride, Forbes, 4 June 2022
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Tyler Barnett said the way the state funds charter schools in their first few years puts them at risk for financial problems.
—Trisha Powell Crain | Tcrain@al.com, al, 7 Oct. 2022
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To get to the rig, divers generally charter a boat from Long Beach or San Pedro.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2021
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Her group had reached Sydney on a bus chartered by a local B.J.P. chapter.
—Damien Cave, New York Times, 18 July 2023
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The latter just encouraged users to contact a broker to find out if a boat could be chartered.
—Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 17 July 2023
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Tucson area pastors chartered a bus to travel to the Capitol.
—The Arizona Republic, 8 Jan. 2024
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Pilots may soon be able to say farewell to charter firms and fleets—that is, if Hill Helicopters has anything to say about it.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Apr. 2022
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Rates to charter ships, which were close to fully booked up early in 2022, have also been tumbling.
—Paul Berger, WSJ, 23 Dec. 2022
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Banks can choose to be chartered by the state or federal government.
—Kathleen Pender, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2023
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The question in that case was whether Congress could charter a national bank.
—Andrew Koppelman, The New Republic, 5 Jan. 2022
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This past year, thousands of families also chose to move to charter schools.
—Jeanne Allen, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2021
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The Spartans would charter a bus — with bathroom — and drive to Hyannis after school on Friday.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Nov. 2021
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The boat was chartered last summer by its Jamaican owner, but was later sold to a new owner, with Moran as the broker.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2023
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The idea returned this year in SB 1291, which gave that same broad licensing power only to charter schools.
—Peter Greene, Forbes, 7 July 2022
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Oil giants charter hundreds of tankers from owners such as Frontline to move oil world-wide.
—Costas Paris and Benoit Faucon, WSJ, 10 Mar. 2022
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Target, because of its size, was able to charter vessels and fill its shelves ahead of the holiday shipping crunch.
—Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2022
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Renaissance will be available to charter this summer in the Mediterranean with Burgess.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 27 July 2023
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You were chartered by the government during the Great Depression.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024
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Guests can charter Explorer for any amount of time, starting with one-night bookings.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2023
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The ship was chartered to carry cargo by Danish shipping giant Maersk and was leaving the Baltimore area at the time of the crash.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
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Palm Beach County is asking for grades for two non-charter schools.
—Scott Travis, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Sep. 2021
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Instead, the union has emphasized calling voters, which the pro-charter side has done as well.
—Howard Blume Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2020
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The rules would require charter schools to prove they are needed by demonstrating that traditional public schools are over-enrolled.
—The Editors, National Review, 29 Apr. 2022
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As has been the case in the last several election cycles, the pro-charter reform camp and traditional public school supporters have each backed a slate of candidates.
—Arika Herron, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Nov. 2020
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Ludtke was a principal of a charter high school and had previously worked in the Clark County School District, and her daughters took advanced classes at a district middle school.
—Erin Richards, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2020
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Justifications for using charter flights were sometimes flimsy, the report concluded.
—Louise Radnofsky, WSJ, 13 July 2018
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Palm Beach County is asking for grades for two non-charter schools.
—Scott Travis, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Sep. 2021
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Instead, the union has emphasized calling voters, which the pro-charter side has done as well.
—Howard Blume Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2020
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The rules would require charter schools to prove they are needed by demonstrating that traditional public schools are over-enrolled.
—The Editors, National Review, 29 Apr. 2022
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As has been the case in the last several election cycles, the pro-charter reform camp and traditional public school supporters have each backed a slate of candidates.
—Arika Herron, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Nov. 2020
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Ludtke was a principal of a charter high school and had previously worked in the Clark County School District, and her daughters took advanced classes at a district middle school.
—Erin Richards, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2020
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Justifications for using charter flights were sometimes flimsy, the report concluded.
—Louise Radnofsky, WSJ, 13 July 2018
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Palm Beach County is asking for grades for two non-charter schools.
—Scott Travis, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Sep. 2021
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Instead, the union has emphasized calling voters, which the pro-charter side has done as well.
—Howard Blume Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2020
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The rules would require charter schools to prove they are needed by demonstrating that traditional public schools are over-enrolled.
—The Editors, National Review, 29 Apr. 2022
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As has been the case in the last several election cycles, the pro-charter reform camp and traditional public school supporters have each backed a slate of candidates.
—Arika Herron, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Nov. 2020
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Ludtke was a principal of a charter high school and had previously worked in the Clark County School District, and her daughters took advanced classes at a district middle school.
—Erin Richards, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2020
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Justifications for using charter flights were sometimes flimsy, the report concluded.
—Louise Radnofsky, WSJ, 13 July 2018
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