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wiper

[wahy-per] / ˈwaɪ pər /


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Cars at the busy intersection were seen in the video driving around the stopped Waymo, as the man pulled on the car’s windshield wiper.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

“There’s so much dust in the process of getting grain into a bin that it would have to have a little windshield wiper on the sensors to constantly clear it,” Gardiner said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026

Keep everything from the road-scanning camera on the front bumper—which allows the adaptive suspension dampers to respond to the road predictively—to the hidden hatch button in the rear wiper.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2025

She was found when the van driver made a stop to top-up windscreen wiper fluid on Thursday, with Jasmine curled up next to the battery peering up at him.

From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2024

I didn’t think much about the cat tail-windshield wiper for a while.

From "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate

Taking a page from the Build-A-Bear store, Slate’s pickups will start life with a minimum of equipment beyond that required by law—windshield, wipers, headlights, brakes, that sort of thing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026

The latest batch of recalls was mainly related to issues with backup cameras and windshield wipers.

From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026

The circuitry that makes them move includes motors typically used to power windshield wipers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025

That’s because Cleveland-based First Brands is the maker of a raft of aftermarket auto parts — Trico windshield wipers, Fram air filters, AutoLite sparkplugs and Raybestos brake linings are among its 24 subsidiaries.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2025

I sat for a long time with my eyes shut, listening to the rain and the wipers.

From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher




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