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auto

[aw-toh] / ˈɔ toʊ /
NOUN
automobile
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China and Europe reach a truce on pending trade war with limits on Chinese hybrid auto exports.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Volkswagen and more in the latest Market Talks covering the auto and transport sector.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

The 10-year Treasury yield, which influences rates on mortgage and auto loans, rose to 5.3 percent from 5.2 percent.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

For instance, it can be used as a food propellant for whipped cream dispensers or to boost auto engines, and is sold in canisters and tanks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

At an army-surplus store, I bought flannel shirts, thermal underwear, thick wool socks, the kind of blue work pants that auto mechanics wear, and a new pair of steel-toed boots.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

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

Canada has retained protection in autos and in dairy, which wasn’t part of the retaliation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 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

Riding trains, autos, or buggies, moving from morning till night, we went from shack to shack, plantation to plantation.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright


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