traction
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Traction tires are advised for Interstate 90 over Snoqualmie, while chains are required for cars not equipped with all-wheel drive over Blewett and Stevens.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 21, 2022
Palomares’ work sells for thousands of dollars in galleries, but on the corner of 3rd Street and Traction Avenue in downtown L.A., he pumps out still lifes for $39.99 a pop.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2021
The loveable locomotive of The Merioneth and Llantisilly Rail Traction Company Limited lived in the top left-hand corner of Wales surrounded by his eccentric friends.
From BBC • Dec. 27, 2019
Traction was great on a cold, wet boat deck, although it was a little below par on rough ice and very slick on smooth ice.
From Slate • Nov. 9, 2018
"What I have here," said Porter, straightening out the crisp papers he had taken from his bundle, "is a few shares of Clarkson Traction stock."
From The Main Chance by Nicholson, Meredith
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