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[drahyv] / draɪv /








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“We remain focused on consistent execution across food, service, experience and affordability to strengthen the guest experience and drive sustainable long-term growth,” Spanos said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

“DKNG’s desire to be best-in-class has driven its top-line success, but greater guardrails around spend, particularly in the current regulatory backdrop, are critical to drive the bottom line and stock,” she added.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

I put Bill Conti’s soaring “Gonna Fly Now” on repeat during the drive home.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

The 10-brand group's declining fortunes in the world's largest car market are the main reason behind a historic restructuring drive that could see it shed up to 120,000 jobs by the end of the decade.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

Just drive away—you’ll have to face forward for that.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

"You can think of it as the first step in a chain reaction: Physical stress unlocks the raw material, oxidative stress drives the conversion, and DHRS7 amplifies the signal."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

Inclusion in the S&P 500, for example, typically drives demand for company shares.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

The U.S. will have to figure out the balance between preserving its tech lead and doing business with China, which in turn drives profits to companies that are essential to fund innovation, Lee said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026

It also drives the length of the incubation period: the warmer the sand, the sooner the eggs typically hatch.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

My dad turns on the radio as he drives me to school, and it’s the same thing playing in between each and every single song: Charles “Sandy” Sanders has gone missing.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender

No one now uses he spake, and he drave, instead of he spoke, and he drove; holpen is replaced by helped; holden by held; shapen by shaped.

From Lectures on The Science of Language by Max Müller

So when Beaumains and Sir Kay were in all ways prepared, each gave shout and drave forward very violently to the assault.

From The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions by Howard Pyle

Then, coasting along Florida, we ran into the jaws of another tempest, the which drave us into the bay of Mexico.

From With Drake on the Spanish Main by Herbert Strang

Cameron also had won clear; but, seeing his brother Michael hard beset, he turned rein and drave in among the smother again, raging like the lion he was.

From The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett

Right nobly did he entertain me, and drave me not from his house, for all that he had been stricken by such sorrow.

From Heroines That Every Child Should Know Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All Ages by Various

Internal affairs investigators were tailing Meiser when he drove to retrieve the package from the woman at the gas station in Valencia, according to investigators.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

Anderson's value in a more expansive role was seen in his assist for Haaland's winner at Leipzig this week, as he drove with the ball before playing a cross, reminiscent of Kevin de Bruyne.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Maybe you drove a car that was one magnitude of size smaller than you could have had.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

But he conceded that what Vance had said about the Iran war was "largely true because it drove the gasoline up" -- a key issue for voters angered by the rising cost of living.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

But on he drove, ignoring or not bothering to worry about the looks she threw at him filled with confusion and curiosity.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

The increase was driven by the addition of Cox.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

“DKNG’s desire to be best-in-class has driven its top-line success, but greater guardrails around spend, particularly in the current regulatory backdrop, are critical to drive the bottom line and stock,” she added.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

She expects the move to be driven by policy normalization rather than immediate inflationary pressures, with 2027 inflation forecast at 1.9%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

The rolling weighted 12-month EPS estimate for the index has increased by 155%, as some of the heaviest-weighted companies have shown remarkable growth in sales and profits, driven by the AI infrastructure build-out.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

Tomás put the truck into reverse and backed up twice as fast as they had driven forward.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith

Gulf state airports have been targeted by Iran and its militia allies, driving down traffic by a third this year in some cases.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

“Traffic deaths are preventable and I’ll make sure we’re enforcing laws against dangerous driving, providing actual protection for people who walk and bike, and get our street lights back on and our streets fixed.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

We certainly have some weaknesses in the car and just the drivability, the difficulty of driving it is certainly one of the biggest factors at the minute.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Families were still struggling with expensive food, but groceries were not driving the latest monthly acceleration.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

The kid looked at the woman driving the car.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste


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