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van

[van] / væn /
NOUN
small truck
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NOUN
vehicle
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Bass found support in neighborhoods along much of the Harbor and Santa Monica freeway corridors, along with central San Fernando Valley communities from Van Nuys to Arleta.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Gannon Ken Van Dyke has pleaded not guilty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

For Tran Trung Van, who manages a three-storey coffee shop, that means packing more patrons around inside tables and turning away those who want to smoke.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

But Vanilla Ice, whose real name is Robert Matthew Van Winkle, said: "This is not a political platform. This is celebrating America's birthday," in a caption to a video post on his Instagram account.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Mrs Van de Berg was ahead of us.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




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