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[kahr] / kɑr /


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Today, if you don’t like a job, grocery store, restaurant, doctor, hospital, car or airline, you can pick another.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

The 33 year old, who lives in Surrey, told BBC Your Voice that he uses his car to get around where he lives, and commutes on the train to London for work.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

My husband and I had pulled over at a park somewhere on the Washington Coast, gotten out of the car to stretch our legs and decided to take a brief walk on a nearby beach.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

My husband and I earn a good income — $320,000 a year — have credit scores of 830, and our only debts are a $17,000 credit-card balance, a car loan and a mortgage.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

Then, use the shadows of the alleyway to make it back to Nate’s car.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

We open in a post-apocalyptic Pasadena, following a hooded character through a dark landscape of burned out cars and mutant distractions to Stuart’s somehow still-open comic book store.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

For now at least, the bulk of its revenue—more than 70% last year—is made the old-fashioned way: selling electric cars.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

From building wind turbines to reinforcing power grids for rising demand from electric cars, transitioning from fossil fuels to greener economies will require a massive increase in metal extraction.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

"I still try to be really active but I can't access those classes and community events... because I can't get past those cars."

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

We didn’t know cars could go on boats.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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