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[drahyv] / draɪv /








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After absorbing light, the material reaches a higher energy state and can use that energy to drive chemical reactions more rapidly.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

Max Verstappen took his and Red Bull's first win of the year with a dominant drive in a dramatic Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia that started amid chaotic and unprecedented scenes.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

“Our house is small. We don’t drive fancy cars,” Solis said “We don’t go shopping.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Sometimes a helicopter gets to the island faster than an ambulance could drive across Los Angeles.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

While I’m fiddling with the radio, a traffic report comes in about how backed up the street that we normally drive on is.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Hamilton fought all the way back to the podium and passed Isack Hadjar after the final safety car to complete one of his best drives of the season.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

It wasn’t pretty, but a superlative defensive effort and two impressive first-half drives gave the Cavaliers just enough to defeat the Patriots 14-9.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

His home is solar-powered and he drives a Tesla Model 3.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Western Digital and Seagate’s Japanese rival Toshiba plans to double its production capacity for drives used in AI data centers in fiscal 2027, Nikkei reports.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

It drives me crazy when my own father—who loves me—harps on my future.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

And still they drave him hard; and ever near Seemed that great hart unwearied; and such cheer Still stung them to the chase.

From Accolon of Gaul with Other Poems by Madison Julius Cawein

Then Sir Gareth wiped his sword and drave it back again into its sheath; and he remounted his horse and rode very quietly back to where the damsel waited for him upon the farther bank.

From The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions by Howard Pyle

And Sir Bors and Sir Ector and Sir Lionel drave three at once at Sir Launcelot and he drave against them—one against three.

From The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions by Howard Pyle

And they drave him through the town and Sir Launcelot retreated before them toward the castle; for he wist even in his madness that there were friends there who should help him.

From The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions by Howard Pyle

Count Guido, the vicar, with the Tuscan league and the forces of the Pisans, marched upon Lucca, whereon the Lucchese made their peace, and drave out the Guelf refugees from Lucca.

From Villani's Chronicle Being Selections from the First Nine Books of the Croniche Fiorentine of Giovanni Villani by Giovanni Villani

Michael Lichtman, 59, a longtime livestream watcher, was glad he drove up from Carlsbad and experienced the camaraderie.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

During her trial, Clancy’s defense argued that postpartum psychosis drove Clancy out of her mind.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

Commerce says data centers drove the increase, while information processing equipment contributed to stronger consumer spending.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

The broadcaster and campaigner was once asked about what drove her to get involved in a multitude of causes.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

The carriage drove through a surging mob up to the host’s front door.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

A global shift toward nonalcoholic drinks — driven by greater health consciousness from California to Cologne and beyond — has reached even the world’s biggest celebration of beer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

But he’s naturally persistent, and out of that grew the corruption, fearmongering and boundless anger — all driven by his superpower.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

A police officer had probable cause to believe that the motorcycle was stolen and that Mr. Collins had driven it in an illegal high-speed chase.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

"While it's still mainly driven by energy prices, broader inflationary pressures are mounting as energy prices are expected to stay elevated."

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Nikita Khrushchev still believed in the goal that had driven him since youth, the dream of improving life for the Soviet people.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

Youth sports overall is now a $40 billion-a-year industry—with private-equity investors driving much of the growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

The family of a teenager killed in a car crash near Stirling two years ago are launching a civil case against the driver who was cleared of causing death by careless driving.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

She adds that the association thinks motion sickness in an electric vehicle is caused by "other factors" like the motorist's driving style rather than the vehicle itself.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

The finding could eventually help scientists develop treatments that more precisely target the cells driving this aggressive blood cancer.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

I can make out barely a silhouette, but the man in the driving seat raises a hand off the steering wheel in greeting and Eliza waves back affectionately in return.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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