motor
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The flagellum comprises more than 30 distinct parts, so similar to those of an outboard motor that biologists speak of the flagellum’s propeller, drive shaft and so forth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Does a family need a significant disposable income to start in motor racing?
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
It has provided day-to-day hotel management, raised capital, and even operated motor boats for the hotels.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
ALS, on the other hand, targets motor neurons, causing progressive muscle weakness that eventually leads to paralysis.
From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026
Pong cut the motor off and wiped his forehead.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
Vocabulary lists containing motor
Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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