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blinker

[bling-ker] / ˈblɪŋ kər /




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Realizing it was in a must-turn-right lane, the Waymo flicked on its left blinker, wavered toward the middle lane, changed its mind, and turned right—away from the hotel.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

“The ships don’t just turn on their left-hand blinker and make a left turn back to Los Angeles. It takes a little bit of work,” Seroka said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2023

Image: Blue Tiger I also spotted this upcoming POC Omne Eternal bike helmet, which uses the cells to power a flashing rear safety blinker.

From The Verge Aug. 17, 2022

The car will be honking, with blinker and hazard lights flashing, according to Mazda, although the exact warning signals are still undecided.

From Seattle Times Nov. 3, 2021

About fifteen seconds after his first left turn in this vehicle, Herbie was stopped by a cop who ticketed him for a nonfunctioning blinker signal system, an incident which took the edge off his glow.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

But even he has blinkers on: Yes, 1975 might have been a great, great time in New York, despite garbage strikes, crime rates and municipal bankruptcy.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 18, 2025

"I trimmed down my team too as I was moving at 100mph with the blinkers on. It has taken a bit of time but now I'm here."

From BBC Nov. 21, 2025

“Then I said, ‘maybe blinkers will keep him smart and focused and running’ and it did today, so this is where to do it.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 6, 2024

That, plus the addition of blinkers, is not enough to help him here.

From New York Times May 19, 2022

Mulling over the loss to Rosemont, he took out Seabiscuit’s blinkers and a pocketknife and cut small holes in the back of each eye cup, giving the horse two rearview windows.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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