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Recent Examples of tractor
The Red Sox survived a tractor pull of a game Wednesday night, beating the Athletics 5-4 in 10 innings on a walk-off fielder’s choice by Nick Sogard.
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Just before the Miami trial got under way, Tesla quietly settled another case over a 2019 fatal crash in Florida, in which a Model 3 driver using Autopilot collided with a tractor-trailer crossing a Florida highway.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2025
Accomack investigators tracked McNeal’s tractor–trailer to the US 58 truck stop near Emporia.
—Sarah Dahlberg, NBC news, 17 Sep. 2025
While each party could undoubtedly bear some responsibility, the lawsuit highlights two key factors that, if found to be accurate, could implicate the parties associated with the tractor-trailer more than the parties associated with the Sprinter van.
—John Perlstein, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Just before the Miami trial got under way, Tesla quietly settled another case over a 2019 fatal crash in Florida, in which a Model 3 driver using Autopilot collided with a tractor-trailer crossing a Florida highway.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2025
Accomack investigators tracked McNeal’s tractor–trailer to the US 58 truck stop near Emporia.
—Sarah Dahlberg, NBC news, 17 Sep. 2025
While each party could undoubtedly bear some responsibility, the lawsuit highlights two key factors that, if found to be accurate, could implicate the parties associated with the tractor-trailer more than the parties associated with the Sprinter van.
—John Perlstein, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tractor
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On September 10, when several Russian drones breached Poland’s airspace, NATO aircraft were scrambled to intercept and shoot down some of the devices.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Last month, Russian drones also twice crossed into NATO airspace, prompting allied aircraft to shoot down several over Polish territory.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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One advantage wounded Israeli soldiers have benefited from is the proximity to the battlefield — evacuated from Gaza by helicopter within about an hour to the operating table of a top-notch hospital in Israel.—
Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
29 Sep. 2025
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The outlet also reports this comes just days after the couple were seen having a heated exchange on board the presidential helicopter.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
29 Sep. 2025
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There are only 66 short years between 1903, when the Wright Brothers flew the world’s first airplane, and 1969, when mankind landed on the moon.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
28 Sep. 2025
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Scuba Oversized Full-zip Hoodie This cozy oversized hoodie is made for chilly fall days and freezing airplane cabins.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Sep. 2025
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The fleet encountered a hurricane off the coast of Eastern Florida in an area now known as the Treasure Coast — named for the fact that a large number of shipwrecks took place there — and all but one of the fleet’s approximately 12 ships were destroyed.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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By the time the ship arrived in Miami, federal health agency says 94 passengers onboard Serenade of the Seas reported falling ill.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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Flight tracking website Flightradar showed several planes circling the airport at around 11pm local time before heading to other destinations.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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To do this, the mission is leaning on the ER-2 (Earth Resources 2) aircraft, which is NASA's adaptation of the Lockheed Martin U-2 reconnaissance plane, optimized for civilian missions.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Only two of 83 people onboard survived, and the accident helped end the United States’ airship era.—
A.K. Whitney,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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While flying over southeast Ohio, the Shenandoah encountered a powerful squall line that tore the airship apart.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Dogfighting drills push both the airframe and the pilot to their physical limits, with G-forces that test human endurance.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Over time, if the aircraft stays under it, the airframe is going to hold up just fine.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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The mission architecture included OOR, consisting of multiple tanker vehicles launched to service a refueling depot in LEO.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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Other agencies would also be involved in trying to determine whether the company that owned the tanker had complied with regulations.—
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Tractor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tractor. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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