shaft
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The Thailand axle shaft manufacturer has reduced costs via consolidation of production lines and system optimization, the analyst says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
Italian golfer Andrea Pavan has been seriously injured after falling multiple floors down an open lift shaft before this week's South African Open.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
But there was one thing that Toews, his teammates and 40 million Canadians forgot to account for: the shaft of U.S. goalie Connor Hellebuyck’s stick.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
Here are two films largely about torturous family dynamics; why is Winslet’s getting the shaft?
From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026
I stood at the end of the shaft of light, and then one toe braved the darkness.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
Vocabulary lists containing shaft
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 7
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 3
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