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bicycle

[bahy-si-kuhl, -sik-uhl, -sahy-kuhl] / ˈbaɪ sɪ kəl, -ˌsɪk əl, -ˌsaɪ kəl /
NOUN
pedal-driven recreational vehicle
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Keegan, however, suffered elbow and shoulder injuries when he fell off his bicycle.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Under the California Vehicle Code, it is illegal for anyone on an e-bike, bicycle, motorcycle or roller skates to attach themselves to another vehicle on a road.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2026

Just over one kilometre from the finish line on stage 12, the Briton was forced to run without a bicycle following a crash with a motorbiked on Mont Ventoux.

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

Canyon is also working with carmaker Volkswagen on a communication system that would allow the bicycle to interact with surrounding cars and other infrastructure, with the launch expected in about three years.

From Barron's Jun. 28, 2026

As Dr. Pérez’s driver turned onto the hacienda grounds, we passed a bare-chested, heavily muscled young man wearing a black beret and riding a bicycle.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

Nearly three-quarters involved people walking or riding bicycles, and all 11 people killed were pedestrians, according to LADOT.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

In 1972, ordinary Californians circulated petitions, knocked on doors, and rode bicycles down the coast, rallying support for Proposition 20, which aimed to regulate coastal development.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

The buses operate as part of the Bee Network alongside trams and bicycles, which helps connect Manchester city centre with the areas around it like Salford, Bury and Rochdale.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

At the Eurobike trade fair, hopes are high that smart and AI-enabled bicycles can revive an industry that has been dealing with years of flagging sales.

From Barron's Jun. 28, 2026

The streets were crowded with motorcycles, automobiles, bicycles, and horse-drawn tongas.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan

We have seen many candidates in the 32 states we’ve bicycled through in the past five years.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 6, 2026

Mamdani and Brad Lander appeared together on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and bicycled to joint events in all corners of the city.

From Salon Nov. 2, 2025

In 1970, he bicycled 3,300 miles from Los Angeles to New York to promote fitness.

From New York Times Feb. 27, 2023

Then he whirled around, twirled his body and bicycled it right-footed.

From Washington Post Nov. 24, 2022

“We swam in the Roman swimming pool, we bicycled over country roads, we drove occasionally in the Stutz Bearcat belonging to a young bachelor engineer,” she remembered.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

Harstine, 70, a semiretired orchard packer, said he has noticed Hispanic men bicycling through the area.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 17, 2025

Well, bicycling is one of the most tangible ways of explaining democracy.

From Salon Apr. 18, 2024

Examples of light physical activity are long walks, house chores, slow dancing, slow swimming, and slow bicycling.

From Science Daily Dec. 21, 2023

When we first see the bald, black-T-shirted Kiefer, it’s in his latest cavernous workspace outside of Paris, bicycling and whistling among paintings of spectacular scale and heaviness, like a strange little town’s most dedicated citizen.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 15, 2023

“It was fine. I don't know. I don't really like big group outings. I don’t really even like bicycling, but I don’t know if I’m allowed to say that.”

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse




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