gears

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A strike at SoFi Stadium would be an embarrassment for Los Angeles as it gears up to host eight World Cup matches, the 2027 Super Bowl and the 2028 Olympics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

The company announced that it had filed for an initial public offering earlier this week, just as OpenAI reportedly gears up for its own IPO.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

It features a “common-sense, light-touch framework designed to get the federal government’s gears in motion,” Fedasiuk said in a social-media post on Tuesday.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

GKN Aerospace, which is based in Britain, makes landing gears, jet engines and other materials for commercial and military aircraft at the Garden Grove facility.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

The contraption kicked him when he cranked, spat oil in his face when he looked into its bowels, squealed when he mashed the brakes, and rumbled ominously when he shifted gears.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey