locomotive
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"There were two announcements from the commuter train. Everyone was ready to get off, and then suddenly there was the sound of the locomotive, really loud," she said.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
WCR supplied film-maker Warner Bros with the locomotive and carriages for the Hogwarts Express in the Harry Potter film series.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
The report emphasizes that central banks will be the primary locomotive for the expected appreciation, contributing 14 out of the 17 percentage points increase.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 22, 2026
The long-standing model cast CENP-E as the locomotive pulling lagging chromosomes into place.
From Science Daily • Dec. 10, 2025
It grew louder and louder, a locomotive that couldn’t possibly exist out here in her family’s little part of rural Georgia.
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
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