as in car
a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels
got a license to drive a motor vehicle the minute she turned 16
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Recent Examples of motor vehicle
The Claim This month, numerous social media users on TikTok have suggested that beginning in January 2026, people will not need a driver's license to operate a motor vehicle.
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Kate Nalepinski, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
And nationally, motor vehicle crashes were the leading cause of unintentional death in 2020 for people ages 15 to 24.
—Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 26 June 2025
Authorities in Southampton, New York, arrested 32-year-old Amanda Kempton Friday, June 20, charging her with leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident in which a fatality occurred, Burack's death, according to a release from the police department.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 24 June 2025
The National Safety Council reports that approximately 8 teens die each day in a motor vehicle crash with fatalities increasing 5.9% from 2022 to 2023.
—Selika Josiah Talbott, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
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Kate Nalepinski, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
And nationally, motor vehicle crashes were the leading cause of unintentional death in 2020 for people ages 15 to 24.
—Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 26 June 2025
Authorities in Southampton, New York, arrested 32-year-old Amanda Kempton Friday, June 20, charging her with leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident in which a fatality occurred, Burack's death, according to a release from the police department.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 24 June 2025
The National Safety Council reports that approximately 8 teens die each day in a motor vehicle crash with fatalities increasing 5.9% from 2022 to 2023.
—Selika Josiah Talbott, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motor vehicle
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The net worth of Tesla’s largest shareholder Musk plummeted $12 billion as the car company’s stock flailed, by far the largest daily loss of any billionaire tracked by Forbes.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Two-thirds of respondents supported banning full self-driving cars until they are proven safe.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
1 July 2025
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Some were by bus, some on foot, and some a combination of both.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 June 2025
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Keep clear of puddles - Driving through puddles or low rainwater areas can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control Maintain a safe distance from large vehicles - Trucks or buses can produce a water spray that hampers visibility.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
29 June 2025
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In Los Angeles, the boom translated to an influx of new workers who had moved west, seduced by the lure of movies as much as the location’s oil fields and automobile manufacturers, and the city saw its population double between 1920 and 1925.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 June 2025
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Bertha, the wife of automobile inventor Karl Benz, made the first long-distance drive in history, back when the vehicle was still a prototype, and the roads were barely there, and such a voyage was a revolution.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
23 June 2025
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At Wawona Hotel, mold and mushrooms were discovered growing in the ice machine in the employee break room, forcing the facility to be closed from April 2024 through the end of the year.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
26 June 2025
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The way our system works is when a marked paper ballot is scanned in, the machine takes a photo of the front and back of the sheet and also creates an associated electronic file, the cast vote record, with all the relevant data from that ballot.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2025
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