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as in car
a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels
went shopping for a new automobile at Valley Motors
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as in to speed
to proceed or move quickly
effortlessly motored past the other runners for a first-place finish
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Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2024
The Sport drive mode is the most fun for drivers, using all of the power from both the engine and electric motor.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
John Hopewell, Variety, 26 Sep. 2024
The bike will ship factory limited to a top speed of 20 mph (32 km/h), though this can be unlocked to allow the bike to zip up to 50 mph when motoring off-road.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2024
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The new facility will make motors and industrial electric drives as part of an effort to increase U.S. production capacity.
—Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2024
The Sport drive mode is the most fun for drivers, using all of the power from both the engine and electric motor.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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Meanwhile, in many but not all ways, Spain is motoring, juiced by some of the most muscular tax incentives in Europe, which were the talk of the Conference.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 26 Sep. 2024
The bike will ship factory limited to a top speed of 20 mph (32 km/h), though this can be unlocked to allow the bike to zip up to 50 mph when motoring off-road.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2024
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By segmenting the categories that will be the big engines this holiday, retailers will have more latitude to be more selective with their promotions.Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
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Parker and Sweeney both know how this story ended: the bomber actually had engine trouble, and the mystery aircraft turned out to be a wedge of swans.Sara Netzley, EW.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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There was some disagreement over how forcefully the victim contacted Morrow’s car during the incident.Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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Money & Markets The 10 best SUVs to buy right now, according to Consumer Reports Consumer Reports tested more than 150 SUVs to make its recommendations By Start Slideshow Americans love their SUVs, which make up the majority of new car purchases in the country.Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 10 Nov. 2024
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Three years later, wildlife experts enlisted a team of local helpers for just 24 hours to speed up the area’s environmental recovery.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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Bananas and Tori make this archeological key dig look as easy as finding a poet in Bushwick, speeding off after only a few minutes.Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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Micaela Hanning, Crean Lutheran: The transfer from Calvary Chapel is an explosive point guard who can strike from the perimeter and drive to the basket.Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 7 Nov. 2024
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In 2021, Gonzalez-Nunez allegedly drove a car in a sideshow while his girlfriend hung out of the window with an miniature AK-47.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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That could lead to delays at voting centers as voters take longer to cast their ballots, slow down tabulation and potentially create paper jams in counting machines because the ballot is two pages, front and back.Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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And with a controller, your iPhone can be a great little video game machine—but your PlayStation 5 and PC have nothing to fear just yet.Craig Grannell, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
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The engine cover demo suggests Atlas may be gearing up for work in automobile factories.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 31 Oct. 2024
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In trials this year working at BMW’s South Carolina factory, Figure 02 successfully completed various tasks involved in automobile assembly, such as inserting sheet metal parts into assembly fixtures.Tharin Pillay, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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In District 2, incumbent Cisneros had about 67% of the vote, well ahead of former Councilmember Jim Davis, while Le in District 6 was racing ahead with 54% of the vote.Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Nvidia shares have soared more than 170% so far this year, after jumping roughly 240% last year, as investors have raced to get in on the artificial intelligence craze.Michele Luhn, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
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The tablet works well when switching from app to app and tooling around in Amazon Kids+.PCMAG, PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024
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The two walked around the resort town Sintra for hours, tooling around pastel castles that served as summer homes to Portuguese princes of the 1800s.Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Motor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motor. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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