locomotive

Example Sentences

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The “K28” train that departed Pyongyang and pulled into Beijing Friday morning used a Chinese locomotive and featured a pair of North Korean passenger cars, which were painted blue and white.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Earnings are expected to be the chief locomotive for stock performance in 2026 with 8 out of 11 sectors forecast to grow faster next year than this, according to consensus.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 10, 2025

The long-standing model cast CENP-E as the locomotive pulling lagging chromosomes into place.

From Science Daily • Dec. 10, 2025

"The AI complex, once the undisputed locomotive of 2025's rally, now sounds like an engine with sand in the gears," said Stephen Innes at SPI Asset Management.

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

The locomotive was a diesel electric and there were eight stainless steel passenger coaches behind it.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy