automobile
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The dawn of the automobile age, in particular, felt overwhelming to millions of Americans.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
“At the turn of the 20th century, people were still in horses and buggies … they didn’t likely envision that there’d be an automobile to replace a buggy. But that’s what happened,” Cohen said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026
It’s your friend’s dad who’s always around to help fix whatever home improvement, automobile, or general adulting problem you have.
From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026
Before 1908, the automobile was a fragile, custom-built luxury largely restricted to paved city streets and the ultrawealthy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Paul got the job and worked twelve-hour days threading cords into automobile tires for less than five dollars a week.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
Vocabulary lists containing automobile
To Thine Own Self Be True: Auto
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: auto-
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