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van

[van] / væn /
NOUN
small truck
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NOUN
vehicle
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"There is momentum for climate litigation in the courts," Dennis van Berkel of the Climate Litigation Network, which supports legal action against states and corporations, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Most recently, there is Jan Paul van Hecke.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

The German luxury automaker’s car sales fell 8% to 407,200 vehicles while global car and van sales fell 6% to 491,700 vehicles, it said Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

A White House press van reached 98 mph at one point as the motorcade traveled north toward Oklahoma, according to Reuters and CBS News.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

The van headlights shine on a deer grazing next to the dirt road that led to Sandy June’s on my previous couple of visits.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

In the final race of the day, a non-Breeders’ Cup race, Bus Buzz, a 3-year-old gelding, was pulled up by jockey Edwin Maldonado in mid-stretch and the horse was vanned off.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2023

Jockey Jesus Castanon pulled her up passing the 3/16th pole and she was vanned off, Equibase race chart notes stated.

From Washington Times ● May 28, 2023

Spun Intended was pulled up in front of the grandstand by jockey Mike Smith and vanned off.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 8, 2023

He was pulled up near the clubhouse turn after the race and was vanned off.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2020

Smith, preparing to take his Kayak east, vanned Seabiscuit to Ridgewood, said his good-byes, and left him in Pollard’s care.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

The proposal would also help pay for the cost of vanning horses and relocation expenses for horsemen, including grooms and trainers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2024

News of ever fresh extravagances circulates in 25 or so magazines devoted to vanning.

From Time Magazine Archive

The paradoxical realities of vanning suggest another possibility.

From Time Magazine Archive

In fact, vanning enthusiasts include a good many old coots as well as young marrieds, loners and lovers as well as adolescents.

From Time Magazine Archive

For the following information, as well as for much of that already given about vanning, we are indebted to Captain Reynolds, of Cook's Kitchen Mine.

From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Cornelius Beringer




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