lorry
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The ride was constructed last year using repurposed farm materials, including strawberry polytunnel hoops and an old tipper lorry trailer.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Dashcam video captured the dramatic moment a lorry slammed into an overpass in New York.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
The story - or myth - goes, that following their last win in 1951 the Mayo team's boisterous celebrations on an open-back lorry interrupted a funeral in the village of Foxford.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
"They want to break our spirit," he said, perched on top of a lorry.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Back in the lorry, Henri was sick in the cab, and Jean-Marie, who was at the wheel, got into a panic and drove into a ditch.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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
For Mike Craney, who has spent more than two decades driving lorries, such strikes are frustrating because, he believes, they should easily be avoided.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 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
Disposable vapes were banned a year ago, partly because of the issues they cause for bin lorries and waste facilities when thrown away with general rubbish.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
From the backs of receding lorries the conscious wounded stared out blankly.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
