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
What may have once been a simple fender bender has “turned into a major claim,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2024
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
It also almost causes a couple of fender benders.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
The ships had lowered giant fenders between them to prevent the Catalina 7 from crushing the smaller ship as they rolled in the waves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 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
We walked up to my truck and he ran his hand over the chrome fenders.
From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz
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