traction
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Traction tires were advised today on I-90 and oversize vehicles were prohibited after a wintry storm front came into the region last week, bringing freezing temperatures and snow.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 4, 2022
Traction Pad provides the perfect spot for a surfer’s back foot to land on when popping up on a wave or prepping maneuvers while riding down the face of a wave.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2022
The car’s mention recalls for Mr. Pépin a day during the Second World War when his family left Lyon in his uncle’s Traction Avant to stay at a farm for a while.
From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2022
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
"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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