charter
noun
a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.
is chartering
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present progressiveof charter (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The coalition he belongs to is chartering buses to bring protesters from across California for Monday's game and is hoping to have "40- to 50,000 people" around the stadium, he said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026
John Lewis is chartering a fleet of extra ships, along with a number of other businesses, to make sure it has Christmas stock on time.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2021
Both countries have technical teams at the airport and Qatar is chartering near daily humanitarian flights following the withdrawal of U.S. troops a week ago, Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said.
From Reuters ● Sep. 7, 2021
The diplomatic arm of the U.S. government says it has already assisted more than 5,000 returning American travelers and that it is chartering flights dedicated to repatriating American citizens.
From Slate ● Mar. 24, 2020
New Zealand’s government is chartering a plane from national carrier Air New Zealand to get people home from Wuhan.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 29, 2020
