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van

[van] / væn /
NOUN
small truck
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NOUN
vehicle
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“The ambition of Gaudí was to write the Bible in stone,” said Gijs van Hensbergen, author of a biography of the Catalan architect.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

However Louis van Gaal then arrived at the club and he suddenly became a regular.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Bitcoin has broken below the exponential moving average-200 line around $68,930, ING technical analyst Roelof-Jan van den Akker said in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

The week before Los Angeles’ mayoral primary, a Spencer Pratt campaign van turned up on Hyperion Avenue, the road that separates the Los Feliz and Silver Lake neighborhoods on the city’s Eastside.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

As I do, the front door swings open, and the light from inside the van lets me see the man in the driver’s seat.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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