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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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But an Instagram page dedicated to monitoring inaccurate or misleading race times posted by influencers published a picture which appeared to show Sun on a bicycle between the 35km and and 40km marks.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

"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

There they were, the happy, four-wheeled couple: Summer on a scooter, cutting through the wind, Brandon tucked behind her on his Colnago bicycle, grinding until his quads were aflame.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 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

Their sneakers squished as they ran across narrow streets, around a bicycle, and into the park.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

The couple avoids inflation by downsizing, using bicycles and buses instead of owning a car, and using hoarded frequent-flier miles for flights.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

There are hundreds of specialised manufacturing towns in China, producing items ranging from bicycles to socks.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

A Class 2 e-bike can also be ridden by all ages, but those bicycles also include a throttle along pedal assist, and max out at a speed of 20 mph.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

In July, NPR reported that the department had taken down important safety data about crashes involving cars and bicycles and pedestrians, which are used by city planners to figure out where to focus road improvements.

From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026

Those who needed to be out and about were on bicycles making their way from one building to another.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry

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

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

Then he whirled around, twirled his body and bicycled it right-footed.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 24, 2022

Oregon lawmakers in 2019 established a unique Tri-Met Crash Advisory Committee at the prodding of Darla Sturdy, whose 16-year-old son was fatally hit in 2003 by a train as he bicycled in suburban Gresham.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 19, 2022

“We swam in the Roman swimming pool, we bicycled over country roads, we drove occasionally in the Stutz Bearcat belonging to a young bachelor engineer,” she remembered.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

Post retirement, I have returned to avid road bicycling and those years pedaling a heavy steel single-speed bike with 20 pounds of papers in all kinds of weather has really paid off.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

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

From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2024

I saw a 2013 documentary about CERN, which features a shot of an engineer bicycling through the LHC tunnel during a collider shutdown.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2024

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

From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2023

“It was fine. I don't know. I don't really like big group outings. I don’t really even like bicycling, but I don’t know if I’m allowed to say that.”

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse




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