pedal
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Dom Hallas, head of tech trade body, the Startup Coalition, said it was key that, with the dismantling of DSIT, the government did "not take the foot off the pedal" with tech.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Bikes without pedal assist, or those that can reach speeds higher than 28 mph are considered electric motorcycles and require a driver’s license and DMV registration.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
It appears “investors have the pedal to the metal” at borrowing to invest in the stock market, said Opsal.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Tesla executives disputed Butler’s account, saying the car’s driver pressed the accelerator pedal down and kept it pressed even after the crash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
We could all see it was the right pedal.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
Just a few days earlier, U.S. regulators proposed nixing rules requiring manual brake pedals in autonomous vehicles.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
The team are going to try out a few solutions to the problem in Monaco this weekend, such as Alonso perhaps sitting a little higher, or adjusting the pedals.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
The most enthusiastic users have even bought programmable foot pedals, a gaming accessory, so they can activate Wispr with their toes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026
It’s also making a four-wheel electric vehicle with pedals designed to deliver cargo.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
Sitting on her lap I bounce and laugh as the driver pedals through the congested city streets.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
"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
We had doubts as we pedaled off from the Pacific Coast cliffs and onto our summer bicycle route across America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2025
Middle Ranch met up with Airport Road, where I turned right and pedaled to Stagecoach 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
Leaving the crowd in front of the library, I pedaled off in silence.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
During each trick, Sylvester’s friend and longtime collaborator, Ralphy Ramos, pedalled in his shadow, leaning low, camera extended to record every move.
From New York Times ● May 4, 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
Instagram also pedalled some of this year’s less practical trends.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 31, 2019
The other pedalled its narrow shoulders up and down, stalking the open door.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
“This is my favorite place in the world, no matter what the crowds are like,” he said before pedaling off.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
Last year represented something of a boon era for vendors pedaling AI apps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
We learned that we needed nine hours of sleep after a day’s pedaling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2025
What’s more American than the open road, the wind in your hair, pedaling with your own two feet?
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2025
We drove past Gran’s neighbor’s junkyard, where some kid was pedaling his bike with a vengeance, and that same fat orange tabby was lounging in the grass.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
"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
In the letter addressed to the Health Secretary Jeremy Miles, The British Dental Association Cymru Wales accused the Welsh government of pedalling "half-truths" about their messaging and statistics.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2025
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
The spray-painted bicycle paid homage to Félix Patricio Teófilo, a Mexican immigrant who, like them, made his living pedalling to deliver food.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
Eric was squealing louder than ever and pedalling the air with his legs.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
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