idling

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The spokesperson added the council was looking to develop "eco driving" across the fleet, starting with monitoring its vehicles' throttle usage, speed, mileage and idling in an effort to reduce fuel usage and carbon emissions.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

It seems these days that almost everyone there has seen or felt the aftermath of an immigration raid: cars with shattered windows left idling and businesses emptied of their usual employees and patrons.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Albemarle also said it would be idling the remaining operating train at its Kemerton lithium hydroxide processing plant in Western Australia.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

He sent idling agents traditionally tasked with guarding the border hundreds of miles into the interior of California to carry out three days of raids, including on farms and at Home Depot parking lots.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

From her windows overlooking the Barteljorisstraat, Tante Jans watched them idling by, gazing aimlessly into the shop windows, most of them young, penniless, and lonesome.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom