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Recent Examples of sport-utility vehicle
The three suspects used hammers to smash a glass display case and then grabbed several thousand dollars worth of jewelry before running from the mall to a waiting dark-colored sport utility vehicle that was toward the Main Street exit, police said.
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Lisa Backus, Connecticut Post, 21 Oct. 2024
But its square shape and high roof outguns all but the largest sport utility vehicles, offering over 100 cubic feet of interior volume behind the first row.
—Karl Brauer, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
The agent fired their service weapon in the direction of the rifle, and a witness saw a man, later identified as Routh, fleeing the area of the tree line, entering a Nissan sport utility vehicle and leaving at a high rate of speed.
—NBC News, 17 Sep. 2024
Citing a shortage of a component used to build its electric pickups, sport utility vehicles and vans, Rivian said production could drop as much as 18% this year at its lone U.S. assembly plant.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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Lisa Backus, Connecticut Post, 21 Oct. 2024
But its square shape and high roof outguns all but the largest sport utility vehicles, offering over 100 cubic feet of interior volume behind the first row.
—Karl Brauer, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
The agent fired their service weapon in the direction of the rifle, and a witness saw a man, later identified as Routh, fleeing the area of the tree line, entering a Nissan sport utility vehicle and leaving at a high rate of speed.
—NBC News, 17 Sep. 2024
Citing a shortage of a component used to build its electric pickups, sport utility vehicles and vans, Rivian said production could drop as much as 18% this year at its lone U.S. assembly plant.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sport-utility vehicle
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Some of the most interesting sports cars and GTs of the 1950s, ‘60s, and ‘70s were powered by eight-cylinder, stateside muscle—engines that cost less at the time than a set of Borrani wheel spinners cost today.Robert Ross, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 2025
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The English-language sports car biopic is being directed by Oscar winner Bobby Moresco (Crash).Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024
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As black town cars snaked down Wall Street from 5.30 p.m., onlookers leaving the office craned their necks and did a double take inside the temporary tent popped up outside Cipriani.Freya Drohan, Vogue, 3 Dec. 2024
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On Madison Avenue, behind a large brass door just north of 61st Street, there’s a portal to old New York—martini New York, town car New York, the one with all the shoulder pads and creative-class expense accounts.Josh Condon, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2024
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In December 2024, retail sales excluding motor vehicles and parts were up by a more modest 2.9% year on year.Jason Schenker, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Jerome Lee Davis is charged with second degree murder, four counts of armed criminal action, two counts of unlawful use of a weapon, first degree assault, tampering with a motor vehicle and unlawful possession of a firearm.Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025
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One was the land-yacht-style station wagon, perhaps in avocado green with faux-wood paneling.Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2024
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When Lunsford eats the beef fat fries from Xiao Bao, she's transported to the back seat of her mother's station wagon with a wave of nostalgia.Molly Davis, The Tennessean, 8 July 2024
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As a very capable SUV, the new Toyota Land Cruiser features a gas engine and a hybrid i-FORCE MAX power train; which features a 1.87 kWh nickel-metal hydride battery.Tony Leopardo, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Honda showed off its 0 Series EVs, a sedan and an SUV slated for production in 2026.Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 10 Jan. 2025
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Along with an uncharacteristically loud sport exhaust, these performance upgrades to the pedestrian V60 transformed it into a standout hot wagon.Christian Gilbertsen, Robb Report, 8 Jan. 2025
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The members learned firefighting techniques, raised money for hoses and a pump wagon and bought protective equipment.Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
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UConn coach Dan Hurley argued the foul in the moment but got over it quickly.Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2025
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Wanting to visit Alcatraz with bullpen coach Dave Racaniello, the two hatched a plan for a more comfortable escape.Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
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The powertrain wasn’t all the hatchback borrowed from the sports car, though.Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Dec. 2024
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Mitsubishi Mirage Mitsubishi previously announced plans to halt production for the Mirage, a compact hatchback, for the U.S. market late this year.Bailey Schulz, Detroit Free Press, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Sport-utility vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sport-utility%20vehicle. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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