lorry
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Preliminary findings indicated that a spillage occurred after a lorry was involved in an accident.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
"They want to break our spirit," he said, perched on top of a lorry.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Among them are the nurses, paramedics, engineers, lorry drivers and factory workers, who keep the country running while everyone else sleeps.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
One of his old bosses, Alistair Darling, the chancellor during the financial crisis, once memorably told me with affection, but in frustration, "Andy? He's like a lorry on ice", because his thinking swerved around.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
The removal lorry shook itself into life, grated its gears, and lumbered down Kingfisher Meadows to the main road.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
Before lorries became the preferred mode of transportation, wherries - large sailing boats used in the Broads - would have transported goods to and from the factory.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
At that time, the mode of travel preferred by cross-channel smugglers was freight lorries rather than small boats.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
The charity said Swift's donation had allowed them to buy one-and-a-half articulated lorries full of food.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
"The traders have nothing to sell because the lorries are blocked on the road," he remarked.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
But then when they were ready to load the lorries, they got resistance.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
