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
For Jerry Young, 53, who was sitting near the lake with his bicycle recently, the water itself gives him pause.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 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
As the sobbing continued unabated, I wheeled my bicycle into the third-floor corridor.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
Como's Roman-walled centre is already covered by a limited-traffic zone, and bicycles have become a go-to method of transport for locals.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Como is not the first Italian city to restrict bicycles in historic or busy parts.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 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
On a recent afternoon, the Ezpawn near the Las Vegas airport is packed with everything from musical instruments and bicycles to preowned Louis Vuitton bags and Nike sneakers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
The two boys had seemed carefree, calling to each other, racing their bicycles along the path.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
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
In 1970, he bicycled 3,300 miles from Los Angeles to New York to promote fitness.
From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2023
When friends clacked at keyboards, examined patients, or taught middle schoolers math, I bicycled Arthur's froggy legs because humans aren't born knowing how to pass gas.
From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2022
Oregon lawmakers in 2019 established a unique Tri-Met Crash Advisory Committee at the prodding of Darla Sturdy, whose 16-year-old son was fatally hit in 2003 by a train as he bicycled in suburban Gresham.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 19, 2022
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
Well, bicycling is one of the most tangible ways of explaining democracy.
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2024
We see Hirayama after his shift too: bicycling at twilight, scrubbing down at a bathhouse, grabbing dinner at a favorite spot, then reading before bed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
Examples of light physical activity are long walks, house chores, slow dancing, slow swimming, and slow bicycling.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 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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