workhorse
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Diesel, in turn, is overshadowed by gasoline in the public conversation, but “is really the workhorse fuel,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Coming into Thursday, SpaceX had launched its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket 103 times in 2026.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
But unlike eloquent politicians known to be showhorses, enjoying the social media clips from their media hits, El-Sayed is a workhorse, and this combination makes him formidable.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
Its rocket business revenue rose 29% to $962 million, as its smaller workhorse Falcon 9 rocket continues to dominate the launch business.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
I’d been grinding like a workhorse for months but didn’t have much to show for it.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
They are also essential workhorses, often the last to leave at night, after mopping floors and taking out the trash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
Nvidia’s chips, known as GPUs, are the main workhorses of the AI computing revolution.
From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025
Where the Southern California land meets the Pacific waters, the beaches are the glamour-pusses, but it’s the ports that are the workhorses that bring in the heavyweight bucks.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2025
I love all the workhorses, because you need them.
From BBC ● May 8, 2025
It was pulled by a pair of heavy-boned workhorses, with broad chests and sturdy, thick-furred legs that churned like pistons.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
