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[drahyv] / draɪv /








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Every S$300 million of contracts won by Singtel’s GPU-as-a-Service business, RE:AI, is estimated to drive a S$0.12 increase in the stock’s fair value, assuming all else is equal, according to Foo.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 22, 2026

Laura said people who drive on the A9 tend to use a satnav as a safety feature to avoid collisions and roadworks.

From BBC Sep. 22, 2026

Do I drive them into hell,” he continued, “with no chance of survival and no hope of future greatness?”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 22, 2026

Expanding gases and intense heat drive this material upwards, creating a vast eruption column rising 30–50 kilometers into the atmosphere – far above commercial passenger aircraft, which usually cruise at up to about 13 kilometers.

From Science Daily Sep. 22, 2026

It wasn’t a long drive to Bat’s school.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold

“It’s like rabbit hole after rabbit hole,” says Jones, who drives for Uber between his hours of hunting fraud.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 22, 2026

Its momentum initially drives ash outwards in every direction – spreading hundreds of kilometers before high-altitude winds take over and carry fine ash thousands of kilometers downwind within a day.

From Science Daily Sep. 22, 2026

Dr Zainab Laftah, a consultant dermatologist, explains that most of the so-called problems you encounter during puberty are related to testosterone, which drives rises in oil production and acne.

From BBC Sep. 21, 2026

Here is what experts say actually drives fulfillment in your next chapter.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 21, 2026

He drives a brand-new black Mercedes with all the frills.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper

On frozen bunt and gasket The sleet-cloud drave her hosts, When, manned by more than signed with us, We passed the Isle o’ Ghosts!

From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 2, July, 1893 by Various

Thither rode M. Cane della Scala with his forces, and drave them out thence with great loss.

From Villani's Chronicle Being Selections from the First Nine Books of the Croniche Fiorentine of Giovanni Villani by Giovanni Villani

Desperately on they drave, these three, With him at the right before, While the knight rode furiously after him And thought of the world no more.

From Lest We Forget World War Stories by Inez Bigwood

And Sir Gareth also cast aside his spear and drew his sword and drave into the ford with great violence.

From The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions by Howard Pyle

Or so at least I thought at that time, even as I shielded my eyes under my bonnet and drave through the snow with the pistols loose in my belt.

From The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett

Katie Woollacott, also from Telford, said she used an app to find the cheapest fuel and often drove outside the town to find lower prices.

From BBC Sep. 22, 2026

The news outlet reported that, according to the arbitration award, Tran drove near Normandin-Parker’s body before taking the next exit.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

Housing remains the largest contributor to inflation, although price growth in the category has moderated, while higher petrol prices and airfares drove the latest acceleration.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

First, he said, according to case files and court transcripts, he drove past the Roebucks’ house and turned onto a smaller county road, where he dropped them off.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

You found clothes for us and got our meals, drove us places, and took us to your sister’s house for Thanksgiving.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

The latest capital injection was driven more by the opportunity to bring Goldman Sachs on as a strategic investor than by an immediate need for cash, Segev said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 22, 2026

The wings are driven by soft artificial muscles that contract rapidly enough to produce extremely fast wingbeats.

From Science Daily Sep. 22, 2026

The coverage has been driven by a simple question: should we believe Earl Spencer's claims about the King's callousness after Diana's death?

From BBC Sep. 21, 2026

Bitcoin was eerily quiet earlier this month, but recent fresh interest from both individual and institutional investors have driven its surge in price.

From MarketWatch Sep. 21, 2026

“Cadet Mason is incredibly focused and goal oriented, and people that driven have a tendency to grate on others.”

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

The sound is driving some residents to distraction.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 22, 2026

That summer, Léa De Carmo, an aspiring actress, was driving back to Los Angeles from Las Vegas with a friend and, after a night of partying, craved a cup of coffee.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 22, 2026

If each conspiracy theory evolved from a dark mind, if human cruelty were the driving force behind all of this, there would be little hope for us.

From Slate Sep. 22, 2026

Judge Mills said Connors, who was driving a silver Mercedes, fled the scene in a "cowardly fashion".

From BBC Sep. 21, 2026

Mom told Grandma Mae she’d gotten tired of driving on field trips.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko




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