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auto

[aw-toh] / ˈɔ toʊ /
NOUN
automobile
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One clue comes from the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, a lobbying arm of major auto manufacturers and equipment makers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

One hauls refrigerated produce from California to the Midwest and brings back pet food, meat and auto parts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

And the first ad for it returns to familiar tropes of auto advertising, with a handsome driver, wet pavement and the cars on the road.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

There was a decline of over five percent in the struggling auto sector, although the agency said this was partly due to factory holidays.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

He walked backwards to the front of the auto, watching her, and then made her get out.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

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

This set of products includes chips and servers and has quickly become Mexico’s top export to the U.S., surpassing autos this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

The Fed’s benchmark rate most directly affects short-term borrowing such as credit cards and new loans for autos, which reprice quickly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 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

“Go on a cobblestoned street where autos don’t go and if there isn’t any manure, wait for a horse and follow him until there is.”

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith




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