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engine

[en-juhn] / ˈɛn dʒən /


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Last year, Fire Engine 6 finally returned to the station at 2601 Belgrade St., a longtime goal of residents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Engine problems torpedoed his chances in the Coca-Cola 600, however, and he completed only 271 of 400 laps on the 1.5-mile track.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Engine development takes time and it is already very tight for manufacturers to apply the changes in time for next year.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Miller faced bankruptcy in 1933, so his plant superintendent, Fred Offenhauser, bought the assets and opened the Offenhauser Engine Co.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

In 1889 Robert Henry Thurston published The Development of the Philosophy of the Steam Engine: by ‘philosophy’ he meant ‘science’.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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