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[fen-der] / ˈfɛn dər /


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Netta Levy, an eldercare adviser and founder of LifeCare Concierge, recently had a driving discussion with her mom, after a few fender benders.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

And this latest fender bender might be the one that finally illuminates dashboard warning lights for those bosses who have always so hastily turned to Woods in the past.

From BBC Mar. 30, 2026

Goodwin said the bridge was left out because it has already been assessed and a $100-million project is set to begin some time after July to replace and upgrade the bridge’s fender system.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 26, 2025

Then, when I departed said strip mall and made a left-hand turn across four lanes of traffic, I hit another car—it was worse than a fender bender, but no one was hurt.

From Slate May 12, 2024

He’d leaned against the fender of Abel Martinson’s truck inspecting the hand he’d scraped that morning against a stanchion on Carl Heine’s gill-netting boat.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

Chief Executive Mary Barra’s first job as a co-op student was inspecting Pontiac hoods and fenders.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 24, 2026

But if the bridge is rebuilt with fenders or dolphins to improve safety, no such exemption will apply.

From Seattle Times Apr. 2, 2024

It also appears the bridge did not have "fenders" - an added layer of protection around a bridge pier - that could have absorbed some of the impact.

From BBC Mar. 27, 2024

“Thank heavens for the fenders we have at the Bay Bridge and elsewhere — that protected the Bay Bridge back in 2007.”

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 26, 2024

So they leaned back against car fenders and fence posts, or sat on pickup tailgates, as if they were at a rodeo.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls




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