wagon
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Later, as we prepare to leave for the shoot, he clocks my car, a rare station wagon, and dubs it “spec-TAC-u-lar.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
In High Court documents, Network Rail claimed that the derailment occurred because the wagon had "not been maintained with reasonable care" and is seeking damages for negligence.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
“If you can hitch your wagon to his horse,” Manson said, “who cares how long it takes?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
For the journey, he is driving a ’64 Chevy Impala station wagon with a GPS unit inside so that armchair travelers can follow his journey on the web.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
Our rifle and money box are slid beneath the wagon seat.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
It would be easy to look at all of this — the card tables, homemade jingles, wagons stacked with brightly colored boxes — and see only an exceptionally cute American ritual.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
The incident saw 10 wagons of the 25-wagon train derail, causing 446,000 litres of fuel to spill, and about 300 people had to leave the area due to the blaze.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
On the worst grades, wagons were lifted and lowered by pulley and rope.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
“The bulk of the policymakers are going to circle the wagons and do what the economic data tell them,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
He swung the flashlight and saw a couple of wooden wagons that must have been used to carry equipment down or tin back up to the surface.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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