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[kahr] / kɑr /


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This peer-to-peer label creates the false impression that John, a bartender in New Jersey, is betting against Steve, a car mechanic in Texas, at a price only the two have agreed upon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

Auto sector analyst Ferdinand Dudenhoeffer said that Thursday's news was indicative of the fact that Germany's car industry is in "its biggest crisis since its inception".

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026

He said he took his car out for an MOT at about 08:30.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

Once the nurse was gone, a friend pulled up with a car.

From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026

“You look so deep in thought. You’ve been looking that way more and more lately. I would say ever since Grandma came,” Dad says, pulling me back inside the car for our morning commute.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

That’s why switching to electric cars and heating systems reduces emissions, even when the power grid isn’t perfectly green.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

Unlike gas for cars, diesel is in short supply because of a lack of global refining capacity, a problem that will continue for some time.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026

Always dressed in a black T-shirt and leather jacket, Huang sports a Nvidia logo tattoo and has a taste for sports cars.

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026

On the afternoon of Feb. 22, 1978, Diana Green saw a bunch of police cars come down the street, pull up in front of their house, and block their driveway.

From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026

She went as far as the opposite end of the street, ducking behind a couple of parked cars, before at last pulling the scrunchie out of her hair.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny


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