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tandem

[tan-duhm] / ˈtæn dəm /
NOUN
bicycle
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Yet the urgency of this moment is prompting beneficial changes in tandem at a pace commensurate with the technological transformation.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 20, 2026

“That scene is a set piece that requires you to work in tandem and you need somebody to hit it back with the same intensity and the same speed.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

He lives in San Francisco when he isn’t touring with Karen on their tandem bicycle.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

Neither does their ability to compete at the highest level when they are in tandem.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

And before he could breathe again, another whale rose, then another and still another until four of them surrounded the cockpit, moving with the boat in tandem, looking down on David sitting beneath them.

From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen

The teams around Denver all have superstar tandems.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 3, 2025

Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves have led the way as one of the most potent two-way tandems in the early part of the NBA season.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 17, 2025

As well as standard racing bikes with modifications where required and tandems, the Para-cycling road programme also features handcycling and trike races.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2024

The authors of the study remark that the current official record in efficiency for organic tandem devices is 14,2% and that the last reported PCE for 4-terminal organic tandems is 6.5% .

From Science Daily Apr. 8, 2024

There are all sorts of pretty little favours to be had of bicycles, tricycles, and tandems, which will serve as souvenirs.

From Gala Day Luncheons A Little Book of Suggestions by Caroline Benedict Burrell




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