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[moh-ter] / ˈmoʊ tər /


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Some outlets ran out of motor fuel, residents and officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

Each step is often assumed to correspond to a distinct brain function, moving from sensory processing to cognition and then to motor activity.

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

The cemeteries, neighborhood councils and clergy leaders had opposed the loss of motor vehicle lanes, saying it would cause a traffic nightmare.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

By the time Kimi was 11, his name was buzzing around motor racing circles.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

“He’s lazy. I’d do it myself, but the guy’s gotta learn somehow. So, anyway, make sure the motor connection is clean. If that’s not the problem, it could be you just need a new starter...”

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

L3Harris has signed framework agreements with the Defense Department to quadruple the production of propulsion components for Thaad and nearly triple the manufacturing of motors and products for the Patriot PAC-3 missile over seven years.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

But officials are most concerned about young riders on the electric bicycles and motorcycles outfitted with the most powerful motors that can sometimes outrun police vehicles.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

Their roller kilns - which transport materials through every production phase inside industrial ovens - are powered by electric motors.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

They have throttles and much more powerful motors and may only be ridden legally on private land with the owner's permission.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

The walls spoke their own creaky language, the floors crackled, motors hummed somewhere, the humming almost human.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier

The day after Ida struck, Story motored through the bayou in his boat, photographing his camp and others to reassure neighbors their cabins had survived.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 10, 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

For some reason—the police cited low tide; Mafart claimed the problem was fishermen at the pickup spot—Dillais motored past Teal Park heading east.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2025

With Fin Smith slotting all six conversions in an impressive performance off the tee, England motored 42-17 clear.

From BBC Mar. 9, 2025

They looked at Chicken, who made blub, blub, blub sounds as he motored french fry boats through the hot sauce lake.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

The long-running motoring programme has been off air since 2022, when the former cricketer suffered serious facial and rib injuries when his open-topped three-wheeled car overturned at the show's test track.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

As you’re motoring away on your time off this summer, perhaps even driving over that very “Grapevine” on the I-5, here’s some backstory drama for you to take along in the passenger seat.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 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

Figures from the motoring group show average petrol and diesel prices started to ease slightly on 16 April, falling after 46 days of increases – the longest run of consecutive rises on record.

From BBC May 5, 2026

I'm just motoring for the pleasure of it, you see.'

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro




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