From New Latin verbum trānsitīvum
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Freightways recently said it will acquire VT Freight Express, adding some A$77 million of annual revenue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
The next steps are to find a way to neutralize the harmful protein and test if this can reduce VT burden and infarct size.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2025
Former Seahawk and VT safety Kam Chancellor was there for that one.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 27, 2023
“A total stock market index fund such as VT or VTI is an excellent choice for young people,” Keys said.
From Slate ● Mar. 10, 2023
The following account of the burial was written by the Rev. Dr. Vincent and appeared in the New York Evangelist: DORSET, VT.
From The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss by Prentiss, George L.
Stathis, who lives Brattleboro, Vt., is part of the enormous U.S. population of solo agers.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 21, 2026
As a teenager in Rutland, Vt., he apprenticed himself to a photographer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
Dr. Jessica Bachmann, of Ira, Vt., noted her “$400,000, eight-year education” to become a veterinarian.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2024
In the Burlington, Vt., area, a winter storm warning was in effect from 11 a.m.
From New York Times ● Apr. 3, 2024
Report from the committee on military affairs favoring bill to establish a military post on the line of railway between Burlington and Highgate, Vt. February 12, 1892. 3pp.
From United States Government Publications, v. 8 Jan-Jun 1892 A Monthly Catalog by Compiled
Destruct: v.t., barbarism of destroy; also adj., as used in "destruct button."
From Time Magazine Archive
Underpin, un-dėr-pin′, v.t. to pin or support underneath: to support or prop: to lay stones under, as the sills of a building, for it to rest on.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Unbeget, un-bē-get′, v.t. to cancel the begetting of.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Unkennel, un-ken′el, v.t. to drive from a kennel or hole: to rouse from secrecy or retreat.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Tranship, tran-ship′, v.t. to convey from one ship into another, or from one conveyance to another.—ns.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
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