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driven

[driv-uhn] / ˈdrɪv ən /


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He said it is partially driven by the launch of new full-size pickups, GM’s push into autonomous-vehicle technology and lower warrant and electric-vehicle costs.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Investor sentiment in Germany slipped in October for the first time since April, as high energy prices driven by the war in the Middle East continue to squeeze households and business.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

For the third time in nine years, she’d driven to the city from Austin, Texas, her worldly possessions stuffed into her parents’ 2012 Cadillac SUV and her sights set on becoming a star.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

The nation's spy chief, Australian Security Intelligence Organisation director-general Mike Burgess, warned last year politically motivated violence was among the agency's fastest growing security concerns, driven by "grievance narratives, conspiracies and online echo chambers".

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

His once driven, business-minded wife seemed totally content as a middle-class housewife.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock


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