bender
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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
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 is desperately searching for the Avatar — a special bender reincarnated into every generation tasked with maintaining harmony in the world — in order to win his father’s approval and a way back home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 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
With the number of neon benders dwindling, those who remain form a small, tightknit community.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Eventually he finds his Earth Kingdom teacher, Toph, a blind young woman who is also one of the world’s greatest benders.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
Wade shared that Union had stopped driving after a few fender benders made her come to terms with driving just not being her thing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2023
He noted that the reports may omit more minor crashes, including fender benders.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 15, 2022
Tonight the dispatcher was reporting a couple of minor fender benders and a local boy who went missing on his bicycle during the electrical storm.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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