fender
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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
The damage included shooting down one of our own fighter jets and a carrier fender bender with a civilian ship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
One car’s wheels have been removed; another sports a mangled fender.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2026
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
“Dad, there’s gonna be a fender bender that’s gonna stall traffic. Let’s take a different route to school today.”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Beginning on April 1, in my shop, I began to take the car apart—the fenders, the hood, the entire front-end.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 14, 2025
In both cases, the fenders absorbed and deflected the energy, but the 2007 collision, with an oil tanker, damaged the fenders and the ship, causing it to spill more than 53,000 gallons of oil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2025
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
Its dented fenders and worn upholstery were only some of the signs of its age.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
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