as in wagon
a wheeled usually horse-drawn vehicle used for hauling
an antique wain that was once used for delivering milk
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Noun
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In an untitled work from 1995, a cluster of sturdy wagons sits at the edge of a frozen lake, a site where her family of peripatetic horse traders often camped.—
Ben Davis,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026 -
Bessent hitched his wagon to Trump in 2023, using his reputation on Wall Street to rally support among business leaders for the returning president.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Apr. 2026
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In present-day Cuba, older adults drag carts loaded with a portable gas tank or a container of charcoal.—
Sarah Moreno
Updated April 29,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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Students come in, pick up a cart or basket, and swivel through the aisles, adding apples, noodles, potatoes and milk to their haul.—
Zareen Syed,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Wain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wain. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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