locomotive
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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
“Our locomotive fleet is now middle of the pack in the industry, and really importantly, we are much more efficient now in the way that we deploy and execute on our capital program,” executives say.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
Farther off, whales blew jets of water from their blowholes like smoke from the smokestack of a Bloomer steam locomotive.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing locomotive
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