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as in carrying
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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as in sailing
to travel on water in a vessel
we're planning to ferry to several islands in the Lesser Antilles
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Recent Examples of ferrying
The area is near a military base in neighboring Poland, a NATO member, that serves as a key hub for ferrying Western military supplies to Kyiv.
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Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
At Rafah, Jolie met with members of the humanitarian aid nonprofit Red Crescent and with truck drivers responsible for ferrying humanitarian aid into Gaza.
—CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
One is expected to return containers that are clearly part of the originating household and are used for ferrying informal gifts — such as homemade pies or leftovers from family dinners.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2026
The president has mounted a widening campaign against Venezuela's government, involving seizing oil tankers and striking boats that are reportedly ferrying drugs.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Dec. 2025
SpaceX is integral to numerous critical missions with both NASA and the Pentagon, including ferrying crew and cargo to the International Space Station, placing satellites in orbit and being key to NASA’s plan to return astronauts to the moon by 2028.
—Ramin Skibba, Scientific American, 26 Dec. 2025
Royal Scotsman staffers meet guests in the lobby on the morning of departure, ferrying their luggage to the train and going over initial scheduling and logistics.
—Jake Emen, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2025
Motorcycle taxis are a vibrant part of the community, ferrying goods and people around town, but are also targets of ISIS recruitment – their skills equally useful to the insurgency.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
Others grew rich ferrying migrants downriver in piraguas.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 5 Nov. 2025
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Putin is yet to comment on the developments related to the tanker, which the US had previously sanctioned for carrying illicit Iranian oil.—
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Russia attacks Ukraine with new Oreshnik ballistic missile Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with a new hypersonic ballistic missile, an advanced weapon capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.—
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The finale then opens with a young Catherine preparing to go sailing with her parents and sister, Andrea (Savanna Gann).—
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Both ships are currently sailing westward to South Korea’s Port of Busan.—
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How to Get Around Though Bonaire is easy to explore by car, most visitors will probably want to pick up a truck or SUV when grabbing their rental at the airport; this type of vehicle is better for hauling dive gear or for driving down some of the island's rougher roads to reach remote beaches.—
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Olivia pays $220 a month for compost hauling by Scraps Mile High, the company Turner started eight years ago and one of nine licensed haulers listed by the city on its website.—
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The Coral Gables man operating the boat that ran over and killed a 15-year-old girl wakeboarding behind a yacht in Biscayne Bay pleaded guilty to misdemeanor careless-boating charges Monday in a Miami-Dade County court.—
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Go boating, birding, or paddleboarding in Lake Pueblo State Park.—
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School officials said the bus was transporting third-grade students back from a school trip to the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City when the incident occurred.—
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Initial roles will focus on low-risk tasks such as sorting, sequencing, and transporting parts along the production line.—
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Ask for jobs in-person Leonard recommends going back to old-school tactics to secure jobs, rather than sitting behind a screen and sending off an endless number of CVs that will eventually be rejected by AI.—
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The World Baseball Classic seems to be gaining steam as a marquee event, and MLB is at least considering sending its players to the 2028 Olympics.—
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“Ferrying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferrying. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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