tow
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The new engine would be more powerful, boast more torque, tow more and use less fuel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Isack Hadjar gave Max Verstappen a tow in the final session that made a difference of about 0.3secs.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
“For far too long, tow companies have sold or disposed of servicemembers’ vehicles in violation of federal law,” Assistant Atty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
It will then vie to tow Swift into a stable orbit over the course of at least a month, rescuing it from destruction by moving it about 300 kilometers higher.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
He also had in tow a Hessian prisoner.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
“It hauls ass and tows like a beast. Metaphorically, it might as well have a Superman cape and a Captain America shield.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025
The vehicle has been described as a semi-truck, consisting of a cab which tows a trailer.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2024
Six days a week, Mr. Sawan, 55, a father of five, tows batches of fruit that weigh 1,500 pounds to a nearby processing plant, often as planes buzz overhead, misting down pesticides.
From New York Times ● Dec. 30, 2023
It starts with sharing my story — and sharing why it’s so important to end poverty tows.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2023
In one centerfold, someone named Jack La Lanne tows a rowboat with a rope held between his teeth.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
The fire department responded and checked our blood pressure and pulse, but both vehicles had to be towed from the scene.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
Emergency responders surrounded each vessel with four firefighting tugboats, separated them and towed them away from critical port infrastructure while battling the flames.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
Some of the cars were towed while soldiers were serving overseas, the lawsuit alleges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
No owner ever claimed the vessel, which was later towed away and dismantled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
Dozens of landing craft were broached and stranded, some so badly damaged by the surf and the coral reef that they’d have to be towed back for repair.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
That point was driven home at the group’s annual conference in San Mateo, Calif., in May, when a plane appeared overhead towing a banner that read “SaaS is dead.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Footage on social media has emerged showing a Greek coast guard boat towing the several metre-long drone to the port.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
The BMW was searched again the next morning at a towing yard.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
Just as things start looking up, Amanda’s car is stolen, left in an illegal spot and towed, and the towing company slaps her with an exorbitant $21,000 bill for circumstances entirely out of her control.
From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2026
Finnick has reached Peeta now and is towing him back, one arm across his chest while the other propels them through the water with easy strokes.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
