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pedal

[ped-l, peed-l] / ˈpɛd l, ˈpid l /


VERB
bike
Synonyms
STRONG




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The company is now keeping the gas pedal for its AI efforts firmly on the floor, plowing money into developing models like Muse Wonder, which it released on Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

But he escaped a five-second penalty because one of the transgressions was when he suffered a long brake pedal caused by heat soak after his pit stop, so he was excused.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Riders of legal electrically assisted pedal bikes must be at least 14, and any illegal modification means the bikes qualify as a motor vehicle/moped, requiring registration, a driving licence, tax and insurance.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

It lacks a steering wheel, gas pedal and mirrors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

I hold the last note way past the point of Mrs. Walton’s piano pedal.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles

The future is the Cybercab, a vehicle with no steering wheel or pedals that will autonomously convey customers in a fleet of robotaxis for hire.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

In September, Tesla rolled out its new Cybercab, a dedicated robotaxi with no steering wheel or pedals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Tesla’s Cybercab doesn’t have pedals or a steering wheel.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

“To facilitate testing and validation of safety systems, a number of Cybercabs are equipped with hardware for manual operation, such as a steering wheel and pedals for acceleration and braking,” Tesla said in the guide.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Her front wheel turns and she pedals past me on the sidewalk.

From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher

“I think we’ve become accidental pilgrims,” I said as we pedaled our tandem bike near the southern coast of Shikoku island this spring.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

"It's a great honour to receive the fantastic prize and I look forward to being pedaled around all of the media studios to air my story," said Mr Can.

From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2025

I woke in Avalon and pedaled my fat bike along Pebbly Beach Road to the turnoff for Wrigley Road.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2025

On 1 July 2023, as Tour de France riders pedaled out of Bilbao, Spain, toward the French Pyrenees mountains, sports cardiologist Andre La Gerche tuned in from Melbourne, Australia.

From Science Magazine ● May 14, 2024

After lunch I decided I wasn’t mad at Howard anymore, so I tied Wishbone’s rope-leash to the handlebars of Lenny’s bike and pedaled down the road to the Odoms’.

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor

They said Stephen McCullagh, 36, initially "pedalled the live stream as an alibi" but the court heard he later admitted to police that it had been pre-recorded days before.

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026

Most days, Mr. Voiles said, he pedalled the animals up to a hill above the Mississippi River where he braids crosses, fleurs-de-lis and other items, which he sells to pay for pet food and rent.

From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2024

Grabbing his bicycle from a parking lot, he pedalled on Shanghai's deserted roads past swank office towers to find a place to pitch a small tent he and his girlfriend had bought for travelling.

From Reuters ● May 27, 2022

Knowing that such nonsense is being pedalled publicly, you cannot help but speculate what Benedict intended by publishing his letter earlier this month.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 20, 2019

The other pedalled its narrow shoulders up and down, stalking the open door.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

In the meantime, Night Watch is pedaling hard to stay ahead.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

You show the video of the guy on the bike pedaling away from ICE agents in Chicago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

When the film opens at Oak Street’s idyllic summer block party, complete with cookouts and kids happily pedaling together on their bikes, he purposefully evokes the atmosphere of the movies he covertly cites.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

They differ from other products on the market in the way the pedaling mechanism works — the e-bikes have no chains.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

One second I was pedaling full speed, the next I was hurtling over my handlebars.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen

Now his fate lies in the hands of those such as Camara, who is frenetically pedalling late into the night to make ends meet.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

"I'm just kicking myself because I had to stop pedalling with 20 metres to the line. It is what it is."

From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026

As legs can typically produce more power than arms, cyclors have been brought in and static pedalling systems installed on the boats.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2024

The Department for Transport is consulting on the proposals which would also allow e-bikes that don't require pedalling to travel much faster.

From BBC ● Feb. 29, 2024

Eric was squealing louder than ever and pedalling the air with his legs.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl


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