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Noun
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Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.—
CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
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There will be no Platinum Tour this year, which would feature a seventh bonus garden, lunch and buses to transport participants.— Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
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Kids need to know how to ride on the right side of the road with the flow of traffic in bike lanes if available, to stop at all intersections and before entering the street, to respect the same traffic signals cars do, and to use their hands to indicate turns.— Dr. Phyllis Agran, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
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Residential buildings, port infrastructure and cars were damaged in the south of the region, regional head Oleh Kiper said Saturday.— ELISE MORTON, Arkansas Online, 26 Apr. 2026
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Durant’s belief that America would one day require as many as 1 million automobiles per year fueled the extraordinary acquisition spate.— Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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When automobiles arrived on the scene, the average American had a chance to hit the open road and see the country like never before.— Jacqueline Kehoe, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2026
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Carvana climbed 7% because lower loan rates can get more customers into new autos.— Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
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To sign up for our autos newsletter.— Jamie L. LaReau, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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Evan Gonzalez was playing catch last year with a teammate on the Orange baseball team, a simple game of catch that caught the attention of Panthers coaches.— Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
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Her Anchored, Aligned, Accountable (2026) framework has been taught to thousands of leaders, coaches, and facilitators worldwide and has been recognized by Brené Brown as transformative for leadership, partnership, and trust-building.— Big Think, Big Think, 23 Apr. 2026
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The license plates, many of which sport red, white and blue, were released in collaboration with each state's department of motor vehicles and America 250 organizations.— Greta Cross, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
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Those higher-speed devices would be treated more like motor vehicles, and riders would be barred from operating those higher-speed devices above 28 mph in bike lanes, paths and similar spaces.— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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When motorcars were new, gasoline worked more like a service than a product, let alone a commodity.— Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2026
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Archaeologists also found everyday items used by the crew, including tools, harnesses and parts of wagons.— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
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But doing things the easy way has been unbecoming of the Ducks, who fell behind by two goals, circled the wagons to force overtime but then stumbled in the bonus session, 4-3, off Marco Rossi’s OT winner.— Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2026
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