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pickup

[pik-uhp] / ˈpɪkˌʌp /
NOUN
boost
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Of course, Rivian’s first model was a pickup, the R1T.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

A pickup in volatility is typically associated with falling risk assets, says Watling, in a bulletin published Thursday.

From MarketWatch Jul. 10, 2026

Video of the confrontation appears to show Nelson idling in a snowy strip mall parking lot in his gray Dodge Ram when another driver in an even larger pickup pulls in beside him.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

Eui Seok Kang lost control of his Chevrolet Malibu in torrential rain late one night in October 2023, spun sideways across two lanes of a Texas road and was struck by a pickup truck.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

A few minutes later, the first bell indicated that it was pickup time, which meant first period would be starting soon.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

That growth has propelled sales of compact trucks since 2021, from 1% to 6.7% last year of all pickups, according to Edmunds, which includes the Maverick and Hyundai’s similarly sized Santa Cruz in the category.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

A decade ago, automakers abandoned their small pickups, opting instead to lean in to more expensive trucks that were bigger, longer, heavier—and more profitable.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

The rest is gated behind driverless testing later this year, paid passenger pickups before year’s end and expansion through 2027.

From MarketWatch Jun. 24, 2026

Small trucks like the original Ranger and Chevrolet S-10 were popular once but gave way to bigger and more expensive pickups.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 2026

Trucks, cars, campers, buses, vans, pickups, motorcycles, all thundered down the highway, hard on one another’s heels, traveling fast.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt




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