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Los Angeles firefighters are mourning the death of a colleague in a crash in Whittier early Friday morning that involved a big rig.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

Windrose Technology, an electric big rig startup, faces disarray, unpaid debts and a federal lawsuit, with a $285,000 truck missing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

But the day of the shoot — there was a biscuit rig on the car, and the gentleman working the biscuit rig did a test run and lost control of the car.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

Oil producers are increasing their rig counts, which means they will produce a greater volume of oil, which will need to travel through pipelines.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

“No, rather not,” beamed Giles, “as a matter of fact it’s a pretty good effort. I got our local tailor to rig it up. I’m coming as an Arabian sheik.”

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

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From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

The intermodal spot rate was well below the $3.05 a mile average spot rate for the most common type of big rigs for the week ending June 13, according to DAT Freight & Analytics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

Now, humans are directly guiding robots through expensive rigs that let them control the robots’ movements.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026

Even as production systems and well construction constitute the bulk of the business, SLB doesn’t own traditional drilling rigs.

From Barron's ● May 28, 2026

He wanted to enroll in Driver’s Ed because Tony, our oldest brother, was making good money driving rigs hauling gravel, which he could do because he had a license.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

Meanwhile, Eric pulls them around on a rug he rigged as a magic carpet and helps stack the blocks into towers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

The president’s son was accused by his own former business partner of asking a UFC commentator whether Sunday’s fights were rigged and whether he should place a bet on the opening bout.

From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026

Mangione has been hailed by some on social media as a modern Robin Hood, fighting against a rigged system on behalf of working people.

From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026

We’re confused and conflicted because the game we thought we were playing turns out to be just as rigged against us as it is against everyone else.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026

They’d rigged the stage area with lights, the wires feeding into a generator mounted on a rusty Jeep.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

To create the sequence, Nolan’s team built a sort of silo on the beach, rigging it with minuscule LED lights to mimic sunlight leaking through chinks in the horse’s hull.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

The ship lacks the usual clanging metal rigging of a modern sailboat, so the two-hour, $80 journey was nearly silent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

Meta, meanwhile, is still going strong but has experienced its own earthquakes: from privacy scandals and election rigging accusations to teen mental health crises and toxic online harms.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

Franglen's creations included a long-necked lute, similar to a Turkish saz, with strings that represent the rigging of the Wind Traders' ship.

From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025

This indicates that some match rigging may be choreographed at the highest level of the sport—much like the Olympic skating judges’ vote swapping.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt