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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

Before opening the Hollywood location one Friday morning, Dalporto sat down at an effects pedal station with an on-display guitar and demonstrated the various echo and distortion sounds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 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

I knew to press on the gas pedal to make the car go.

From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo

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

Tesla is about to hold a launch event for the Cybercab, which doesn’t have pedals or a steering wheel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

Tesla launched the Cybercab, a two-seater gold coupe without pedals or mirrors, saying Thursday that customers in Austin, Texas can book rides through its Robotaxi ride-hailing app.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

The frame was a clear ocean aqua, with the crank arms for the pedals and the handlebars painted pale yellow.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

So he hopped on his bicycle—with his handgun, which was “older than the state of Israel,” a gift from Ms. Bar Sinai’s uncle—and pedaled in the direction of the daughter’s house.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 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

He borrowed a friend’s bicycle in Santa Monica late last week, pedaled up to his house and checked out the inside.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 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

Maddie yelled at the top of her voice, rain and east wind beating in her face as she pedaled energetically to keep up with the small wireless operator.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

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

Over the next six months I pedalled across the mountains of Yunnan, wandered the imperial palace in Beijing, and rode a train hauled by two soot-blackened steam engines far west into the deserts of Xinjiang.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2022

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

For followers of the Tour de France, this is hallowed asphalt – a mountainous ribbon of road where mortals have pedalled into legend.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 8, 2019

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

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

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

Class 2 e-bikes have a throttle that allows users to operate them without pedaling, but the electric motors top out at 20 mph.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

Riders can choose an electric-assist level that makes pedaling easier or harder.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

Chopin sought to convey these moods through explicit performing directions about fingering, pedaling and slurring.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026

“Steer and keep clear of anything, then start pedaling and keep going,” Gary said.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge

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

In response, Swinney accused them of pedalling a "doom loop of despair".

From BBC ● Mar. 29, 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

Sitting on a bike and pedalling is something Simon van Velthooven has done for countless kilometres and hours during his cycling career.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2024

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

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl


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