stationary
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The investigators cited the inability of Ford’s system to detect and respond to a stationary vehicle in the Texas crash.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
This includes making it illegal to overtake a stationary bus "in clearly defined dangerous circumstances".
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
Ford now plans to make utility-scale stationary batteries there, using CATL’s technology.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
Earlier studies showed that this region stayed near the equator and remained mostly stationary during the same period.
From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026
It was the only living thing in sight except for a stationary cloud of hysterical gnats suspended in the heat above the road.
From "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbit
Vocabulary lists containing stationary
Earth and the Solar System - Middle School
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Space Science (Astronomy) - Middle School
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