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auto

[aw-toh] / ˈɔ toʊ /
NOUN
automobile
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Diesel is a crucial input to manufacturing, agriculture and transportation, though its direct impact on consumers is obscure compared with the effect of auto fuel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

Find insight on Volkswagen, Ryanair, Hapag-Lloyd and more in the latest Market Talks covering the auto and transport sector.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

“It’s dirty pool,” said Alex Ziegler, an auto mechanic waiting in a line of more than 100 people at an early-voting location inside an Anchorage mall.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

Find insight on Hyundai Motor, Volvo Car, Renault and more in the latest Market Talks covering the auto and transport sector.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Just then, Wynn appeared, still wearing his uniform from working at the new Wreck O Mend, an auto repair shop in the SmartMart center.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

Core retail sales, excludes autos and fuel, were up 1.1% between July and August after a fall of 0.7% a month prior.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Sales except autos rose 0.9% in September, also higher than 0.5% in the WSJ consensus.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

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 breakdown in trade negotiations triggered new 50% U.S. tariffs on Canadian steel and 25% tariffs on Canadian autos.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Riding trains, autos, or buggies, moving from morning till night, we went from shack to shack, plantation to plantation.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright


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