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a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels
browsed online for used automobiles for sale
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Recent Examples of automobile
Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
The automobile company said that the hydraulic control unit (HCU) may fail which can cause the anti-lock brake (ABS), electronic stability control (ESC), and traction control systems to fail.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
After graduating in 2020, Mangione took internships at several tech companies and briefly worked as a software engineer at TrueCar, an automobile pricing and review site (a company spokesperson confirmed to Rolling Stone that Mangione had not worked there since 2023).
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2024
The driver will have blood drawn for a sobriety test, which is standard protocol when an automobile accident results in death or serious injury.
—Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Dec. 2024
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The movie is set to tell the life story of Bugatti, the founder of the iconic automobile company, who was known for transforming the automotive world with his creative genius and relentless dedication to design and technology.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
The automobile company said that the hydraulic control unit (HCU) may fail which can cause the anti-lock brake (ABS), electronic stability control (ESC), and traction control systems to fail.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
After graduating in 2020, Mangione took internships at several tech companies and briefly worked as a software engineer at TrueCar, an automobile pricing and review site (a company spokesperson confirmed to Rolling Stone that Mangione had not worked there since 2023).
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2024
The driver will have blood drawn for a sobriety test, which is standard protocol when an automobile accident results in death or serious injury.
—Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for automobile
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The damage will be felt for years to come both within China and in countries that relied on strong Chinese demand to export their cars, commodities, and services.Daniel H. Rosen, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024
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Six people are reportedly dead, and buildings and cars are damaged after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit the capital of Vanuatu, a country west of Fiji.Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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The woman, who filed her lawsuit under the name Jane Doe, alleged she was raped after she was driven to an MTV Video Music Awards afterparty 24 years ago.Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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The driver drove over the stop sticks but was able to continue north on I-69 into Daviess County.Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Dec. 2024
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Pogo sticks and gumballs and flares and fireworks and scooters and double-decker buses and cemeteries and country roads become putty in the director’s hands.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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The growth in automobile sales, airline and bus travel, subsidized highways, civil unrest in ’67 and ’68, and white flight to the suburbs all took a toll on national and local rail demand.Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
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One result of those slack prices is that U.S. average pump prices for gasoline fell to $3.03 a gallon this week, the lowest since May 2021 and well down from their record peak of $5.02 in June 2022, according to motoring club AAA.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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The excavator motored toward a growing pile—the wall-to-be, which followed a plan laid out in software—and an algorithm predicted how the new stone would settle onto the others.James Somers, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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The company has also built out its own pathogen lab, which includes PCR machines to test for infections in their bulk milk tanks (daily) and their cows (once a week).Amy Feldman, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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That was true for both participants who used a CPAP machine and those who do not.Juliana Kim, NPR, 21 Dec. 2024
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Researchers were tooling around this second century Roman cemetery and found a body.Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 20 Nov. 2024
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The fascia plate of the Gold Leaf Air Motion tweeter used in the speakers is tooled from a single piece of aerospace-grade aluminum.Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Automobile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/automobile. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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