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rockaway

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as in surrey

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Recent Examples of rockaway The show culminated with Jon shouting out a string of moves — the A-Town stomp, the muscle, the thunder clap, the rockaway — as more dancers flooded the stage. — Jason Lamphier, EW.com, 12 Feb. 2024

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Already open in the development are a seafood market and restaurant, a bike and surrey rental service, the LA Maritime Institute and whale watching and harbor cruises.

— Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
The clanging warning that a family in a four-wheel surrey pedicab is rolling up behind you.

— Tim Ebner, Washington Post, 10 July 2024

Definition of surrey

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Acceptable modes of transit include a 1969 Mini Cooper, any model of Range Rover that Prince Philip once drove, or a hackney carriage.

— Simon Webster, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2023
Feinberg is still driving under the same hackney carriage medallion that he was issued in 1975, according to police.

— Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2018

Definition of hackney

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Edison Motors There are plenty more details to discover, including the classic large external Donaldson air breathers, room beneath the cab to work on it, dual 8-inch exhaust pipes, a 40-ton winch, and reliable AD 130 air ride suspension.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2026
The bullet apparently whipped across the cab and struck Salgado in the stomach.

— Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026

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It's also understood that King Charles, 75, will attend Trooping the Colour amid his own cancer treatment, and conduct the review while seated in an Ascot landau carriage alongside Queen Camilla.

— Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
Margaret’s son David Armstrong-Jones, the Earl of Snowdown, joined Charles and Camilla in their landau, while her daughter Lady Sarah Chatto traveled in the third carriage with her husband, Daniel.

— Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 22 June 2023

Definition of landau

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The living room has a wall of north-facing windows and more than enough space for a dining table and a chaise sectional.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 27 July 2026
The dog days of summer are upon us, and maxing out your staycation starts with this outdoor chaise lounger.

— Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 July 2026

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