drove

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The arrival of the stock market’s go-go years in the late 1960s drove Wellington to merge with aggressive Boston-based fund manager Thorndike, Doran, Paine & Lewis.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Both actors understood the task: to interrogate what drove each man to create music and why one’s compositions outlasted the other.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

He then drove away and towards the property where his estranged wife and children were.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

"It's an extraordinary atmosphere," said Isabelle, 59, who drove two-and-a-half hours to watch the sea of blue and white flags.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

I wanted to ask Grandpa a thousand questions but just then we drove up in front of a large building and stopped.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls