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wheel

[hweel, weel] / ʰwil, wil /




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The company also recently received permission to test and deploy its technology on roads in California, albeit with a safety driver behind the wheel.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

Waymo, a subsidiary of Google parent Alphabet, will in the coming weeks start mapping the city's streets and conducting tests with specialist drivers at the wheel.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

Other items in the auction were Gandhi's notes on God and the Hindu holy book Bhagavad Gita, his portable spinning wheel and two letters about the spiritual discipline of spinning.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

She had no idea that the young woman at the wheel, an aspiring novelist in Glickfeld’s Seattle writing workshop, would come to disrupt the business entirely.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Then she stops at a red light and smacks her hands against the steering wheel.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Families often end up back in the position where they need an elder-law attorney who knows their way around Medicaid recovery procedures, because they can be the squeakiest wheels.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

That’s well within the average 31-mile range of the electrified tundra buggies deployed by wildlife tour company Frontiers North Adventures, with 5-foot high wheels that can tackle rugged and boggy terrain.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Civilians and soldiers, sat behind the wheels of the vehicles, lined up, waiting for the pumps to reopen.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

DUP leader Gavin Robinson previously said if Sinn Féin was worried about the wheels coming off it "should tighten its nuts".

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

“The wheels are fine. Just giving the horse a breather.”

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

Cast members were wheeled in and out of hospitals.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

TMZ published photos of someone who appears to be Graham being wheeled outside of his home and into an ambulance.

From Salon Jul. 13, 2026

Finally, the long-anticipated moment arrived: Firefighters wheeled out a gurney carrying Hernán Alberto Gil Flores — a security guard who survived for more than a week trapped under a mountain of rubble.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 5, 2026

"We're good with the heat, but the humidity is a different beast," he said as he wheeled his rental bicycle along a section of the National Mall crowded with tourists.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

She said good-bye to Harriet and wheeled her bike home.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

I’m wheeling my bike off it with balletic ease, definitely not annoying my fellow commuters as I lug it down the stairs.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

When the convention was first announced, it sounded like it might be a thrilling opportunity to see real wheeling and dealing on a convention floor from which a nominee would eventually emerge.

From Slate Jul. 25, 2026

The sight of Mikel Merino wheeling away in celebration after scoring while playing as a striker is something Arsenal fans have got used to over the past nine months.

From BBC Nov. 4, 2025

While the crossings remain closed, life has regained a semblance of normality, with bakers kneading bread, fruit and vegetable sellers wheeling out their carts, and customers frequenting shops.

From Barron's Oct. 20, 2025

Above—through the leaves and branches of the black-water trees—the sky scrolled before her, new constellations wheeling in the darkness as she relaxed.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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