as in stagecoach
a vehicle with two wheels that was pulled by horses and was raced and used in battle in ancient times
a chariot race
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Juggernaut The English word juggernaut—referring to a massive and unstoppable force, campaign, movement, or object—comes from the Hindu deity Jagannatha and his Rathayatra, a chariot festival in Puri, Odisha, on the eastern coast of India.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
Ancient Greeks wagered on the (occasionally rigged) early Olympic Games; Romans bet on chariot races and gladiatorial contests (also sometimes rigged).
—Mckay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
After the rise of Christianity, the passages under the Hippodrome, a stadium once used for chariot races and gladiator fights, were repurposed as workshops for dyeing fabric and making pottery.
—Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 28 Feb. 2026
This somehow involves competing against Messala in an elaborate and brutal chariot race, with Morgan Freeman serving as Ben-Hur’s trainer Ilderim.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Feb. 2026
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
Ancient Greeks wagered on the (occasionally rigged) early Olympic Games; Romans bet on chariot races and gladiatorial contests (also sometimes rigged).
—Mckay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
After the rise of Christianity, the passages under the Hippodrome, a stadium once used for chariot races and gladiator fights, were repurposed as workshops for dyeing fabric and making pottery.
—Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 28 Feb. 2026
This somehow involves competing against Messala in an elaborate and brutal chariot race, with Morgan Freeman serving as Ben-Hur’s trainer Ilderim.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Feb. 2026
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Another historic gem, Black Mountain Inn, was built in the 1830s as a stagecoach stop.—
Kristy Tolley,
Travel + Leisure,
8 May 2026
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From there, letters were ferried by boat and trotted by stagecoach up to North Carolina, where important correspondence was loaded onto a steam locomotive to Virginia.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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Adelman spent 23 seasons as an NBA head coach, leading the Portland Trail Blazers, Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets and Minnesota Timberwolves.—
Alejandro Avila,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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Meanwhile, Fernandez, in her 28th year coaching at UCLA and her fourth as associate coach, has taken primary responsibility for hitting — one of the Bruins’ biggest keys to success.—
Liana Handler,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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On the light rail, drivers are in a separate cab and do not interact with passengers.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
2 June 2026
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Like the original two-berth Kamelback, the four-sleeper is built atop a Land Cruiser 79 Series pickup, only this time with the double cab needed to seat all four campers.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 June 2026
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Yao was discussing the next stage of AI development on-stage Friday with Tencent’s Cloud executive Dowson Tong at the company’s event in Beijing co-organized with local authorities.—
Evelyn Cheng,Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
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The movie is a straightforward and durable adaptation — Jolie’s electric performance won her an Oscar — but bringing the material to the stage has allowed a more fungible approach to the material, to both capture what happened to Kaysen and express what was flowing through her mind.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
5 June 2026
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“Chariot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chariot. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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