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wagons

noun

plural of wagon

as in carts

a wheeled usually horse-drawn vehicle used for hauling harness the horses up to the wagon so I can bring in the hay

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Recent Examples of wagons Other parents were arriving with coolers, pulling wagons that contained lawn chairs and food for the game. — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026 In 1785, the Pennsylvania General Assembly commissioned an improved road over Forbes, which was built for military speed, to accommodate wagons and horse travel. — Salena Zito, Washington Post, 1 July 2026 At the Cook County Medical Examiner's office, a long line of police wagons were backed up transporting dead bodies. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 1 July 2026 The covered wagons of the Bicentennial Wagon Train Pilgrimage. — Sophia A. Nelson, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 The parade, featuring children on bikes and wagons, stepped off from Campbell and Fourth streets as part of the annual Swedish Days festivities. — Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026 Soon, Prospect was crowded with wagons, streetcars, bicycles and automobiles. — Arkansas Online, 27 June 2026 The overwhelming success of the BMW M wagons will lead the automaker’s performance division to give us a M3 Touring in the Neue Klasse era. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 25 June 2026 For the latter, kids, families and pets are welcome to show their patriotic spirit by decorating their bikes, scooters, strollers, wagons or outfits in red, white, and blue. — Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 21 June 2026

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Horner-Smith told KCBS that employees were allegedly told to cover the body using carts and umbrellas as the customer’s family waited in the building.

— Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
Fans of Stanley and Musgrave alike can peruse the company's website and add the full collection to their carts now, or continue scrolling to shop the individual pieces.

— Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 14 July 2026

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Do not follow large vehicles closely - Large vehicles like trucks or buses can create a spray of water that can reduce your visibility.

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 July 2026
There is also persistent speculation that Gazoo Racing could eventually broaden beyond sports cars into high-performance SUVs and trucks, following a path similar to AMG and BMW M.

— Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

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