motorization

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Noun
  • Another piece of legislation before the committee, Senate Bill 416, would roll back existing requirements for the electrification of school buses after officials in several districts raised concerns about the costs.
    John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Honda said the decision is part of a reassessment of the company’s electrification strategy due to market factors including changes in the business environment.
    Joel Feder, The Drive, 12 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • For Duran, this rising tech authoritarianism wasn’t a passing political fad but the culmination of shifts in wealth distribution, political power, and the computerization of society that had been decades in the making.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The computerization of driving can be traced back at least to the 1970s, with the introduction of electronic antilock brakes.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2016
Noun
  • Jack Dorsey’s Block cut nearly half of the company’s workforce thanks to AI automation.
    Jake Angelo, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
  • With artificial intelligence continuing to dominate corporate strategies and news headlines, Silicon Valley has embraced a new buzzword, one that may feel too close to home for those already feeling embattled by automation.
    Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Motorization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motorization. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.

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