chartered
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Four other vessels - MV Hebrides, MV Loch Frisa, MV Isle of Lewis and the chartered catamaran MV Alfred - are all away for scheduled maintenance or repairs.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
In nearly all cases, industry experts say, the companies tap into the banking system by partnering with chartered banks like Evolve, which are often smaller regional players.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026
It arrived aboard a specially chartered plane but was not removed from its large wooden crate marked "fragile".
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
The first batch of 46 bodies was already at the airport by Friday afternoon, awaiting an Iranian chartered cargo plane, an official told AFP.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
Successive generations of people in bunches, never seeming very well organized, have been building the MBL since it was chartered in 1888.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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