motor
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While several Rwandans told AFP of their pride that their country will soon host the pinnacle of motor sports, Kigali entrepreneur Amon Niyigena, took a more pragmatic view.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
The imported parts include custom-made metal missile components, including parts of the motor and of the airframe, the missile’s basic structure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Lindsey has also run several marathons in memory of her late husband, who died in 2024, four and half years after his diagnosis of motor neurone disease.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
The results also indicated that treatment could stabilize motor function, an important outcome for a progressive disorder that can steadily undermine a person's ability to move independently.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
But then I saw the tracks all decorated with colorful pennant banners and a motor revved, nearly matching the speed of my heartbeat.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
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In reality, the semi was inoperable, and did not have a hydrogen fuel cell or electric motors — the two most critical components of the truck.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
Perhaps the biggest unsolved problem is recreating the dexterity of human hands with high-precision sensors and motors, a shortfall that was on full display when the robot loaded my dishwasher.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
The new model's electric motors produce about 1,000 horsepower, allowing it to accelerate from 0-62mph in 3.2 seconds.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Subcontractors including Boeing, L3Harris and Northrop Grumman have broken ground on new assembly lines to meet soaring demand for electronics, rocket motors and other components needed for the weapons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
The walls are covered, top to bottom, with shelves of all sizes, crowded with what appear to be radios, clocks, tubes, small motors, and every mechanical device you could imagine— and some you couldn’t.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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The U.S. economy has motored along, powered by the artificial-intelligence build-out and a stock-market rally lifting spending among higher-income households.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
As the boat motored across the sea, Brazilian activist Thiago Avila said other nations should come to Cuba's aid.
From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026
As the Zodiac motored into the harbor, Dillais carried fishing gear for cover.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025
The plot is motored by their deft, defiant mouths.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2025
Then we started the engine and motored down the inky East River with the tall, checkered buildings blinking down at us.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
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The average price of diesel has risen above £2 a litre in the UK for the first time, according to the RAC motoring group.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
The rest—the models, the step and repeats, the Veuve Clicquot, the British motoring journalists complaining about the size of said sashimi—felt like a solid, traditional 9.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
However, it stopped short of introducing GDLs, which motoring organisation the AA described as "a missed opportunity".
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Average UK diesel prices have hit a record high, according to the RAC motoring organisation.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
Then it was on a motoring trip me and my wife took to the Black Hills in 1926, the first year they made the Pontiac.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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