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joyridden

verb

past participle of joyride

as in automobiled

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Perry was also spotted behind the wheel of an electric vehicle and tooled around town with Trudeau riding in the passenger seat.

— Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
Re-tooled with new signings, the defensive inadequacies and erratic finishing that had held the club back during his first campaign were eradicated.

— Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026

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The blaze had grown rapidly through the day, driven by gusty winds, low humidity and dry brush.

— Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
The Princeton University startup aims to accelerate and increase lithium production yields from brine sources as demand rises, driven by the growth of AI and robotics.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026

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Owen Caissie was hit by a pitch and motored to third on Mack’s single.

— August 15, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026
Yoshida began the top of the 10th as the automatic runner on second, but immediately motored to third on a first-pitch sacrifice bunt by Wong and scored the go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly by Seigler.

— Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2026

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Turner's defense team, which presented no evidence at trial, argued that his phone had been hacked.

— Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
In the following weeks, Anthropic revealed that its AI agents had also hacked three real companies back in April, unbeknownst to the company at the time.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026

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Barrichello competed as an F1 driver for 19 seasons and has also raced as an IndyCar and stock car driver.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
Drivers who raced in Sunday's Freedom 250 Grand Prix praised everything from the challenging street course to the one-of-a-kind setting surrounding it.

— Mike Stunson, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

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The winter chill that dragged digital assets down during most of the hot summer months is finally beginning to lift, with the price of Bitcoin surging about 20 percent last week, its strongest three-day rally since 2023.

— Peter Mintzberg, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
In 2024, Burke’s squad dragged itself off the mat after an awful (yet at the time, typical) start to the season to go unbeaten in 12 of 13 matches down the stretch and narrowly miss the playoffs.

— Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 27 Aug. 2026

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