motor
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As the wind turns the blades, they drive a motor that generates electricity.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
Rugby league legend Sir Kevin Sinfield's fundraising in support of his friend Rob Burrow helped bring in £6.8m for a specialist motor neurone disease centre at Leeds Teaching Hospitals.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Once the ancient visual pathways established a crossed organization, that arrangement may have influenced how additional sensory and motor circuits developed.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
Spending on motor vehicles, household furnishings, restaurants and travel increased.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Then he turns back to his truck, grabbing the engine crank on the front to start the motor.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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Updated braking software helps the rover avoid collisions with rocks, and the electrical current limits for its steering motors have been nearly doubled.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
Next year, Paladin forecasts, wind-turbine magnets will account for roughly 40% of its tonnage, with MRI machines and EV motors contributing about 25% each and hard drives accounting for the last 10%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
In reality, the semi was inoperable, and did not have a hydrogen fuel cell or electric motors — the two most critical components of the truck.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
But successful designs have become more seriously contemplated only in recent years as electric motors and high-performance batteries have advanced.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Those who had cars gave lifts to those who hadn’t, and a growl of motors drowned out the chirping birds.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
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From then on, Verstappen continued to build his lead and never looked like being beaten as he motored away into the distance.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
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
As the Zodiac motored into the harbor, Dillais carried fishing gear for cover.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025
Hamilton started the engine and we motored west, looking for land.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
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The rest—the models, the step and repeats, the Veuve Clicquot, the British motoring journalists complaining about the size of said sashimi—felt like a solid, traditional 9.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
The average price of diesel in the UK hit an all-time high this week at 199.33p a litre, according to the RAC motoring organisation.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Average UK diesel prices have hit a record high, according to the RAC motoring organisation.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
Diesel prices have hit an all-time high of 199.18p per litre, according to the motoring organisation RAC, as the war in the Middle East continues to push up the cost of fuel.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
And I must say, it has been something of a relief not to be motoring; for enjoyable though the activity can be, one can also get a little weary of it after a while.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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