engine

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Even amid cataclysmic energy shocks and relentless spates of white-collar layoffs, the American economic engine appears to be humming along smoothly.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

Stepping back, the labor market in many ways has narrowed to a single engine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The mission's commander, Reid Wiseman, took the "spectacular" images, Nasa says, after the crew completed a final engine burn that set them on a trajectory towards our closest celestial neighbour.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Twenty Thai crew members returned home in mid-March, while three of their colleagues were missing and presumed trapped in the damaged engine compartment.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Jarring the ground with its big pounding wheels, the engine chugged by us.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls