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auto

[aw-toh] / ˈɔ toʊ /
NOUN
automobile
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Gluesenkamp Perez, 38, who ran an auto shop with her husband before being elected to Congress, frames her mission as one built around the practical needs of her district.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

"At that time I was just on auto pilot, I was like a robot, I was not thinking clearly," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Volvo is grappling with a difficult Chinese auto market and intensifying competition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

“Elon needs something that is forward indicating for Tesla, and selling more electric cars isn’t it,” said Karl Brauer, an auto analyst at iSeeCars.com.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

I used to go around and buy auto parts for Abel, and I learned that he was buying his parts on credit.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

Food, autos, household durables, recreational goods, airlines and delivery services are among the most freight- and fuel-exposed goods-and-services categories, the economists said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

The driver-assistance software will be Tesla’s main selling point for the foreseeable future, said independent consultant John Murphy, a former Bank of America autos analyst.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

Countries across Europe and Asia worry their domestic industries making autos, electronics and heavy machinery won’t survive China’s push to export its way out of domestic economic troubles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Greer told the New York Times on Saturday that the Trump administration offered to eliminate a 10-percent tariff on softwood lumber, and reduce the 25-percent autos tariff.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

Our roads turned to mud, and the autos just couldn’t make it.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson


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