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bicycle

[bahy-si-kuhl, -sik-uhl, -sahy-kuhl] / ˈbaɪ sɪ kəl, -ˌsɪk əl, -ˌsaɪ kəl /
NOUN
pedal-driven recreational vehicle
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"I just lived my life in it, and I went on my bicycle and shopping and what not. And people really liked it," he told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

Recreational travel is mostly on the tandem bicycle; campgrounds on our routes are low-cost, and the riding is next to free.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Half of that money came from Aaron Sosnick, a Reno-based hedge fund manager who has been pushing for the city to expand its network of bus and bicycle lanes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Gardening, riding a stationary bicycle, and enjoying other favorite activities all involve far less pain.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

My first thought is: Since when did Karly come to school on a bicycle?

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

"I've brought over the man who repairs bicycles in Wolvercote, people who repair sewing, people who do computers, who sharpen knives."

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

When she feels up to it, they go boating or ride bicycles to nearby beaches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

Founded in the 19th century by Jewish brothers Loeb and Moses Simson in Suhl, Thuringia, it grew into a thriving industrial firm that made firearms but also bicycles and luxury automobiles.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

Lately, parents do seem to be more aware of not only those rules, but which bicycles are legal for their children to ride.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

All kinds of people, hundreds a day, driving down roads that, a year ago, only a few cars and a couple of kids on their bicycles had traveled.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin

We have seen many candidates in the 32 states we’ve bicycled through in the past five years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026

Before his death, Carroll, who had bicycled to the monastery almost every day, represented the sisters to city officials, relaying their concerns about the noise in the park.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 19, 2023

When friends clacked at keyboards, examined patients, or taught middle schoolers math, I bicycled Arthur's froggy legs because humans aren't born knowing how to pass gas.

From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2022

On June 20, 2020, S.S. bicycled back to her father’s home, heartbroken over the confrontation she had with the boy hours earlier.

From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2022

Nicole slowly bicycled her legs out in front of her.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

Harstine, 70, a semiretired orchard packer, said he has noticed Hispanic men bicycling through the area.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025

Well, bicycling is one of the most tangible ways of explaining democracy.

From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2024

Examples of light physical activity are long walks, house chores, slow dancing, slow swimming, and slow bicycling.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2023

Damian Kevitt, cyclist and founder of nonprofit Streets Are for Everyone, which advocates for bicycling safety, pointed at CalTrans when saying improvements were crucial.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2023

She had been bicycling through the air, ice cream in her hand and a book floating in front of her face.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi




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