gear
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The footage showed four masked men in tactical gear standing in front of the Irish flag.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
John's title prediction: I don't actually think we have clicked yet this season and if we find our gear then it is going to be hard to stop us.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Safran also manufactures landing gear, aircraft seats, and lavatories.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
At the Paris protest on Saturday, a row of police in riot gear led the crowd along the authorized route down boulevards on the city’s outskirts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Frank crouched down in his catcher’s gear and hoped that Speedy could strike him out too.
From "The Missing Mitt (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #2)" by Franklin W. Dixon
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England were scoreless for the first 22 minutes against Laurent Frayssinous' side but went through the gears in the second period to record their biggest-ever margin of victory over France.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
OK, let’s shift gears from international relations to something closer to home—like what else you should be reading this evening:
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026
It comes as Nscale gears up for an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange, reportedly targeting a valuation of up to $35 billion.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
McKinsey’s Kelkar said the companies making actuators and related components like gears are hesitant to make big investments since the industry is still developing and major use cases are still years, if not decades, away.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
He shifted gears and eased the tractor forward again.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
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It’s easy to dismiss “The Devils” as a rerelease geared toward older cinephiles.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
The show grew out of the animated “Vampirina” TV series, which was geared toward younger kids.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Government relief money helped repair homes and infrastructure, but wasn’t geared toward getting businesses back on their feet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
When Meta launched smart glasses in 2021, they were geared in part around what the user could see.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
“These junk heaps are only geared to one speed. Do you think they’re equipped with selective flexors?”
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
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Asian stocks slipped Monday as the dour mood that sullied last week's trading continued, with investors gearing up for a crucial run of central bank decisions and tech earnings.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
Newport Beach has declared a local emergency ahead of the tides and activated its emergency operations center, gearing up for flood prevention and response efforts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
When the Milwaukee County Zoo was gearing up for its “free day” for guests earlier this month, Foenem channeled his excitement into a song.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Kao told agents he was gearing up to make more significant donations to Graham, Clyburn and Wilson by the end of the year.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
But slowly, our paths wind closer and closer until Saturday morning when she says, “I’ve got an all-day pageant planning meeting today. We’re gearing up for open registration. There’s tuna salad in the fridge.”
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
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