drive
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On the seventh pitch, he saw something he could drive — 416 feet at a 30-degree launch angle, to be exact.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
In announcing Friday’s criminal charges against Pelosi, Haley included answers to frequently asked questions such as why Pelosi was not charged with a DUI and why he was still allowed to drive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
Reed said the move would give the city of Lincoln a "dedicated voice" and support the Greater Lincolnshire mayor to "drive economic growth".
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Calling the release an “unexpected breakthrough,” analysts at Jefferies said they expect it to drive more innovation in the AI sector.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
My father was even criticized for letting me drive his sled to the ice, to help him bring back the seals he took.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
“Open source drives innovation forward,” he told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
It drives me crazy, hearing them say that over and over again.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
For some at Birkdale, the strategy will be crushing their drives as far as possible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
"We know more today than ever before about what drives dementia risk, and these guidelines translate that knowledge into action," said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
According to his mother, Phineas drives for nearly seven years on a regular schedule over the primitive roads between Valparaiso and Santiago.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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
You never found the Lord ought but kind to them 'at 'E drave t' devils out of.
From Windyridge by Riley, W.
Then Sir Gareth wiped his sword and drave it back again into its sheath; and he remounted his horse and rode very quietly back to where the damsel waited for him upon the farther bank.
From The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions by Pyle, Howard
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 Villani, Giovanni
And Sir Bors and Sir Ector and Sir Lionel drave three at once at Sir Launcelot and he drave against them—one against three.
From The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions by Pyle, Howard
A 1994 Los Angeles Times profile noted that he continued to walk to work most days from his home just off the Pasadena campus, and still drove a 16-year-old car.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Residents drove 40 miles to a morning Superior Court hearing in the county seat of Hanford; the judge would later deny the injunction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
SpaceX has paved the way for the space industry to flourish, and its initial public offering drove investment to new heights.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Messi has gusto, and Paul Newman drove race cars; nobody is asking men to be quiet little mice.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
I drove the team faster than I ever had before.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
She heard Girls' Generation, South Korea's biggest and most iconic girl group, and later became a fan of Blackpink star Jennie: "It's hard to explain, but there's something very driven and powerful about her music."
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
The Friday declines were partly being driven by concerns over the release of Kimi K3 from Chinese AI model developer Moonshot AI.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
Revenue climbed to 1.61 billion euros from 1.27 billion euros, driven by an increase in interest and investment income that offset a decline in management fees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Neill was a consummate character actor, hard-working and driven by a love for his craft, with a filmography spanning decades and roles that touched countless lives.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
Not noticing the drippy faucet in the kitchen that would’ve driven Mom crazy.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck discuss the decision and how the rush to build data centers is driving up energy costs.
From Slate ● Jul. 18, 2026
“No evidence indicating that the defendant was driving under the influence was presented to our office.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
After a decade spent driving stocks lower, Quadir has decided she wants to do the opposite—help push them up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
A teenager who was driving for the first time after passing her test ended up stuck on the M25 for eight hours.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Next thing, we were all driving into town and they were so quiet and tense it just seemed like it was not a good time to speak, let alone talk about my groundbreaking, earth-shattering invention.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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