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car

noun

ˈkär

Definition of car

as in automobile

a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels every teenager's dream of getting a driver's license and a first car

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Recent Examples of car That, Foschini said, is because the technology in its cars echoes the gear found in its race cars. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 15 July 2026 Despite their size, those tiny particles can scratch and dull your car’s paint. — Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 15 July 2026 Because of this, racing teams have mastered the art of building and testing cars 100% digitally before manufacturing them. — New Atlas, 15 July 2026 The three men who were in the car with Salgado Araujo, including his brother, Victor Salgado, have been detained since the shooting. — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for car

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The update removes cattle hides, skins and leather from the scope of regulation, along with re-treaded tires, soybeans for sowing, articles of vulcanized rubber, conveyor and transmission belts, and aircraft and automobile seats.

— Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 16 July 2026
The golfer has been involved in four incidents involving automobiles since 2009, causing personal and professional harm.

— Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 16 July 2026

Definition of automobile

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Indeed, the Vienna rode quite well thanks to its larger wheels, fairly wide tires, and neutral geometry.

— William Roberson, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Make sure the tires reconnect with the road - During the skid, wait until the tires reconnect with the road and then gently straighten the wheels to regain control.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of wheels

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Realta plans to build its prototype magnetic mirror fusion machine, called Hammir, at the facility and expects to create more than 600 technical and non-technical jobs.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
After Bonse applied machine learning algorithms to clean the image up, the speck remained.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 15 July 2026

Definition of machine

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In the first half of 2026, retail auto sales fell 26% while auto exports were up 72% compared with last year, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.

— Phil LeBeau,Meghan Reeder, CNBC, 17 July 2026
Korean auto workers are simply the first workforce to watch the chariot roll toward them with enough collective leverage to stand in the road.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

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