motorist
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Events keep drifting like a lost motorist who starts out on the interstate and takes a series of wrong turns until he’s on a one-lane dirt road, getting mooed at.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
My car was nearly 20 years old, and I only carried liability and uninsured motorist coverage, not collision.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
“The citation is geared towards improving motorist behavior, improving the sort of conditions on the road rather than increasing the sort of revenue for the city,” Thomas said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
And in Vologda, Nikolai, a motorist who declined to give his surname, said "more stations have started working again, and petrol deliveries have become more frequent. Naturally, the queues have shrunk".
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
Prosecutors yesterday confirmed they will appeal the “unduly lenient” sentence of a motorist who escaped prison after being convicted for the second time of killing a cyclist.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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The fire broke out on the A31 near Ringwood, Hampshire, shortly after 17:20 BST on Sunday, forcing some motorists to abandon their vehicles.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
There is also uninsured and underinsured motorists coverage that may pay out if you are hit by a driver who doesn’t have sufficient auto insurance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Mercury, a large Los Angeles-based insurer, charged the highest differential, though it offered lower rates to widowed motorists with 34 or more years of driving experience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Many authorities have enforced a 50mph speed limit - another thing that irritates motorists.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Thus far there was no difficulty in accounting for his time--there were boys who had seen a man "acting sort of crazy" and motorists at whom he stared oddly from the side of the road.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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