SUV
noun
plural SUVs
: a rugged automotive vehicle similar to a station wagon but built on a light-truck chassis : sport utility vehicle
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The video ends with the sound of the SUV crashing into a parked car.
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2026
When the vehicle began to move forward slowly, another agent standing in front of the SUV drew a firearm and fired at least two shots through the windshield while stepping backward.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
Videos of the shooting in Minnesota showed federal agents approaching Good’s SUV stopped in the middle of a neighborhood street.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2026
Video from the scene showed one agent approach their Honda SUV and attempt to open the driver's side door.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2026
When the vehicle began to move forward slowly, another agent standing in front of the SUV drew a firearm and fired at least two shots through the windshield while stepping backward.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
Videos of the shooting in Minnesota showed federal agents approaching Good’s SUV stopped in the middle of a neighborhood street.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2026
Video from the scene showed one agent approach their Honda SUV and attempt to open the driver's side door.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
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“SUV.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SUV. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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