careen
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Surveillance footage showed the car careen through a red light in Culver City on the way to Southern California Hospital.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
But you know what they say: When one door closes, a train is about to careen off the tracks and barrel right through it.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
A daunting prospect after mechanical failure caused his Lotus car to careen into barriers at 160mph in Jerez in 1990.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026
When Jack, patrolling alone in a heavy rain, sees Robert’s speeding van careen off a mountain road, he takes possession of the loot, camouflages the crash site and celebrates having become an instant millionaire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
A little after noon on that Saturday in May, the shoppers pushing their grocery carts in Heinen’s heard the fire engines wail to life and careen away, toward the duck pond.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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As the tram careens past, a delivery man can been seen leaping to safety from his bicycle, while a passerby also races out of the way.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
He careens down the sheet of ice at 50 miles per hour, uses one of the final turns as a launchpad, flies out of the bob run and over a ski chalet to safety.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026
His experience, he said, has taught him how to mitigate the damage done when an opposing team member careens into you.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2025
While Cranston is not playing himself — although, he has on other occasions — he does strip himself of all vanity to portray Griffin Mill losing his ever-loving mind as he careens through the Venetian.
From Salon ● May 15, 2025
My insides go in one direction while my body careens forward, and I grasp the seat as we start to slow down.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
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This year, somehow, I careened straight from verdant, crisp summer food — cucumber salads, crisp chicken Caesar wraps, yogurt bowls, smoothies — into the warm-orange-and-brown spectrum of winter.
From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2025
But inside the car, I steadily fed it power as I careened into the seemingly endless Turn 3, and felt it practically eat up asphalt through a slightly winding Turn 9.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2025
Jefferies’ shares are still down around 20% over the past month, having begun their slide as First Brands careened toward bankruptcy amid a flurry of media revelations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
Markwood told “Inside Edition” that he had jumped out of his seat to cheer and came down awkwardly on the railing and careened off of it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2025
Smith watched, his eyes following the colt as he careened across the track, running as a moth flies.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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How much can one film really change a world that seems like it’s careening faster and faster toward annihilation?
From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2026
Weaving in and out of traffic and careening along footpaths, they're an increasingly familiar sight, infuriating many locals.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026
The 77-year-old missed a bend on his bike on his way home from the supermarket on a lonely road in the mountainous Cevennes region, careening down a rocky slope and into the ravine near Saint-Julien-des-Points.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2025
His pivotal at-bat Tuesday initially appeared to be careening toward a similar conclusion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
But Penelope’s reverie about the Imperial Russian Ballet was soon drowned out by the ruckus of two ruddy-cheeked servants careening dangerously around the nursery, while the children stamped their feet to keep time.
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
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