motor
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London had high levels of the harmful gas nitrogen dioxide which comes from motor vehicles.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
“Because we lose the ability to exert force quickly as we get older. Plyometrics — involving motor control, coordination, agility and reactivity — trains quick responses.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Senior officials last month described the planned 50% tariffs on Canada as a response to the country’s discrimination against U.S. alcoholic beverages, U.S. dairy products and U.S. motor vehicles.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
Among major categories, retail sales at motor vehicle and parts dealers were down 1.8 percent from the prior month.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Daddy reached for the handle on the motor, to steer it away from Listening Rock.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
The suit used braces to support the legs, motors to help rotate joints, weight and motion sensors and a battery pack.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Outboard motors are generating unprecedented horsepower as boat owners demand larger and faster vessels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
The fires have also threatened a number of sensitive military and industrial sites in the area, including facilities that work on French ballistic missiles, rocket motors, and the processing of hazardous chemicals.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
“Now, it’s coming in our area, both on ammunition and on rocket motors for missiles and so on. And that is opening up the gate of further investments.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Inside his lab, amid the stink of petroleum fumes and the clatter of motors, Tuve asked Lawrence what research he intended to do at Berkeley, and got what he thought was a woolly answer.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
The U.S. economy has motored along, powered by the artificial-intelligence build-out and a stock-market rally lifting spending among higher-income households.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
As the boat motored across the sea, Brazilian activist Thiago Avila said other nations should come to Cuba's aid.
From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026
As the Zodiac motored into the harbor, Dillais carried fishing gear for cover.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025
Arráez, meanwhile, motored up the line and through the base, then slammed into Dubón.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2025
By and by a small skiff motored into Thomas Bay and pulled up on the beach not far from my tent.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
It’s like a Brigadoon of the state’s motoring past.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
Cricketer-turned-TV personality Flintoff was one of three co-hosts of the long-running BBC motoring show at the time of the crash.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
But a rival motoring group, the upstart American Automobile Association, feared that a race on open roads would tarnish the industry’s already-poor record on safety, and lobbied against it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
Hollywood, a judge on Bake Off since 2010, is also a motoring enthusiast who has competed in professional races for Aston Martin.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
“Hey, what’s that?” she asks, motoring out onto the porch.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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