locomotive
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His days on the railroad involved long hours shoveling coal into the furnaces that fed locomotive steam engines.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
The report emphasizes that central banks will be the primary locomotive for the expected appreciation, contributing 14 out of the 17 percentage points increase.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 22, 2026
Train operator Iryo said the locomotive was built in 2022 and last inspected just three days before the accident.
From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026
The long-standing model cast CENP-E as the locomotive pulling lagging chromosomes into place.
From Science Daily • Dec. 10, 2025
“A red locomotive, moving fast along shiny new tracks. And it blows a trail of smoke behind it? Like a man running after the omnibus while clutching a lit cigar?”
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing locomotive
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