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auto

[aw-toh] / ˈɔ toʊ /
NOUN
automobile
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The biggest U.S. automaker has been returning billions to investors even as high interest rates, soaring gas prices and trade wars rattle the global auto industry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Everyone in the auto industry already knew this and wondered why Tesla was killing off lucrative luxury models and not moving into potentially more profitable segments, such as larger SUVs and normal-looking pickups.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

“Robocalls may be related to student loans, mortgages, auto loans, and debt relief,” the FCC says.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

They were supplied to the army by Hertz Norge, which is indirectly owned by the Chinese auto group Geely.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

It's her car aren't you proud of your little sister owns first auto in town Herbert his present.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner

Food, autos, household durables, recreational goods, airlines and delivery services are among the most freight- and fuel-exposed goods-and-services categories, the economists said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Countries across Europe and Asia worry domestic industries in areas such as autos, electronics and heavy machinery won’t survive China’s push to export its way out of domestic economic troubles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

It has been among the hardest hit by U.S. levies of 50% on steel and 25% on autos.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Greer told the New York Times on Saturday that the Trump administration offered to eliminate a 10-percent tariff on softwood lumber, and reduce the 25-percent autos tariff.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

“Go on a cobblestoned street where autos don’t go and if there isn’t any manure, wait for a horse and follow him until there is.”

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith


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