motorize
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Sensory technology could help motorize the prosthesis, allowing for improved gait when running and other improvements.
From Washington Times ● May 11, 2016
Skateboards retain some residual punk cool even after you motorize them.
From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2015
It devolves upon the United States to help to motorize the world.
From Time Magazine Archive
The biggest trouble was that the Soviets were in a headlong rush to motorize; they insisted that the plant be in operation within three years from the day that ground was broken in January 1967.
From Time Magazine Archive
Though Washington spoke of Red orders for U.S. heavy industry, the supersalesmen actually in Moscow last week all seemed to offer equipment to motorize the Red Army against Japan.
From Time Magazine Archive
This being Cartman, what he actually wants is an e-bike fast enough to function more or less like a motorized scooter.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
“Micromobility”—people zipping around on small motorized vehicles—has brought challenges to traffic-law enforcement for years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Even my own feelings for those motorized metal coolers are fueled by existential disappointment as much as personal irritation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026
Much like Allen’s abode in Buffalo, it has a sizable pool, which can be accessed via a motorized window wall between the main living area and the backyard.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 4, 2026
After becoming crippled with polio, Midgley invented a contraption involving a series of motorized pulleys that automatically raised or turned him in bed.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
With what money there was available, he began motorizing small units.
From Time Magazine Archive
He wished he could think up a way of motorizing it, fix it up like sort of a four-wheeled motor scooter.
From Jerry's Charge Account by Charles Geer
