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[trans-fur, trans-fer, trans-fer] / trænsˈfɜr, ˈtræns fər, ˈtræns fər /




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He pointed to USC’s transfer students, Pell Grant recipients and first-generation students.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Later that month, Combs was transferred to the federal correctional institution at Fort Dix in New Jersey, where he had been serving out his sentence until his transfer on Friday.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

My current thinking: As I approach retirement, I would like to transfer ownership of the business to Son #1.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

The key to the success of the method -- which the team informally dubbed "helping hands" -- is the transfer of healthy photosynthetic algae, also known as symbionts, from which corals derive their color.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

With shaking hands, I passed the guard the transfer papers.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

Sweet carefully transfers the delicate tissue onto a glass slide, where selected cellular structures are stained to make them easier to distinguish under a powerful microscope.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

Texas splurged on high-profile transfers such as receiver Cam Coleman and running back Hollywood Smothers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Where the ship couldn't sail sections of the river, we arranged coach transfers, hotel stays and adjusted travel arrangements to minimise transfer times so customers could still visit destinations, including Budapest, Vienna and Bratislava.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

There is a five-year federal lookback period for certain Medicaid long-term-care transfers.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

Many families weren’t as lucky as ours and suffered months of anguish while trying to arrange transfers from one camp to another.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston

He transferred the contract directly to Nxum after Bo Hines left the administration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

In several important reaction steps, hydrogen could be transferred to intermediate chemical compounds directly as molecular H2, rather than only through separate hydrogen atoms.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

Instead of crossing over into the afterlife, Billy, the magically inclined twin, transferred his soul into the body of William Kaplan, a teenager who had just been involved in a fatal car crash.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

They told him a woman had transferred her life savings to someone she thought was him and was left totally embarrassed.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Off the coast of Greenland, Kane and his crew were finally rescued by a passing merchant ship and later transferred to the American rescue vessel.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

If you are concerned about constantly transferring money from the United States and paying foreign transaction and/or ATM fees, international direct deposit could be more convenient.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

They also want better social and educational programs, as well as a reduction in the inmate population from over 6,500 to 4,000 -- driven by quicker court proceedings and transferring people to other units.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

"Proper assessment of the risks and consideration of work methods, adequate staffing and clear procedures for transferring towers between teams could have enabled this work to go ahead without incident," Gidman added.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Rinaldi attended junior college before transferring to the University of California, Davis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

And they’ll play hopscotch, transferring upstate from one “jump jail” to the next, until they can finally live at home again.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover


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