bicycle
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Mangione fled uptown on an electric bicycle, then jumped into a cab that took him to the George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
All that is left now is his motorbike, one red bicycle and an assortment of tools.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
County after he injured his leg in a bicycle accident on the island.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Raleigh was founded in Nottingham in 1887 and at one stage was the biggest bicycle maker in the world, employing about 8,000 people at its peak.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
“My bicycle went to war one year before its owner,” he said.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Residents welcomed us, some lawns decorated with vintage Schwinn bicycles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
But officials are most concerned about young riders on the electric bicycles and motorcycles outfitted with the most powerful motors that can sometimes outrun police vehicles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
In July, NPR reported that the department had taken down important safety data about crashes involving cars and bicycles and pedestrians, which are used by city planners to figure out where to focus road improvements.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
The mayor of Como has banned riding bicycles in certain areas of the historic Italian city after he was hit by an electric one.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Staring dreamily up at the sky, she tripped over logs and stepped out in front of speeding bicycles.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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
Before his death, Carroll, who had bicycled to the monastery almost every day, represented the sisters to city officials, relaying their concerns about the noise in the park.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 19, 2023
In 1970, he bicycled 3,300 miles from Los Angeles to New York to promote fitness.
From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2023
Nicole slowly bicycled her legs out in front of her.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
Harstine, 70, a semiretired orchard packer, said he has noticed Hispanic men bicycling through the area.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
In 2008, he retired from that firm — now simply called Evercore Inc. — after he was seriously injured in a bicycling accident.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 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
She had been bicycling through the air, ice cream in her hand and a book floating in front of her face.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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