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[drahyv] / draɪv /








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The home is located about a 40-minute drive from both of Short’s Los Angeles homes.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

Fedorov clearly does not believe any other position would allow him to continue to drive innovation and reform in the way that he would like.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

The Commerzbank transaction is expected to drive double-digit percentage growth in net profit for the 2026-28 period, UniCredit said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Co-CEO Mike Cavanagh said that performance “reinforces the value of NBC, Telemundo, Bravo, and Peacock together as one integrated media business with continued opportunity to drive stronger engagement, advertising, and profitability into the future.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

“We’ll drive by Courtney’s house at noon,” Jeff said, grinning as if it were his idea.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

The latest blows came Thursday as Google-parent Alphabet and Tesla came under scrutiny for massive capital spending drives.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

It’s a luxury goods smackdown: Are Cartier Love bracelets about to replace the Hermès Birkin bag as the product that drives the best shareholder returns in the luxury-goods industry?

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

“Food drives have been going on for a long time. I feel it’s a great way to help out our community.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

“Starship drives the connectivity pillar and the AI pillar,” Greg Pendy, who covers the space economy for Clear Street Research, told MarketWatch, referring to two of SpaceX’s three business segments.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

Luckily, drives to games are usually pretty quiet, so no one notices that I’m totally checked out.

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone

And they drave him through the town and Sir Launcelot retreated before them toward the castle; for he wist even in his madness that there were friends there who should help him.

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

Count Guido, the vicar, with the Tuscan league and the forces of the Pisans, marched upon Lucca, whereon the Lucchese made their peace, and drave out the Guelf refugees from Lucca.

From Villani's Chronicle Being Selections from the First Nine Books of the Croniche Fiorentine of Giovanni Villani by Villani, Giovanni

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 Müller, Max

Then Sir Gareth wiped his sword and drave it back again into its sheath; and he remounted his horse and rode very quietly back to where the damsel waited for him upon the farther bank.

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

So when all was ready for the encounter, as aforesaid, each knight shouted aloud and drave spur to horse and each charged against the other with all the fury of two wild bulls.

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

Mohammad Bashir, 31, drove Jihad Al-Shamie on a 10-hour round trip to conduct hostile reconnaissance at the UK's Defence Academy in Shrivenham, Oxfordshire, on 14 August 2025.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

One woman waited for four hours, only to come out of the theater with her voice and legs shaking; another said she drove 100 miles for the experience.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

He drove a big truck, rode a good horse, and removed his hat when he introduced himself.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

Xiao’s reveal drove the Americans to openly lambast each other, as one official dismissed Xiao’s assessments, only to be contradicted by colleagues.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

He sat in the sled and I drove.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

"From a financial perspective, it is driven by production rates," Stephanie Pope, head of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, said at Farnborough.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

The increase was driven by growth in procedures, in part due to evidence supporting proactive disease management of severe aortic stenosis, the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Officials said the increase was being driven by a mix of online threats, lone actors, ideological extremism, foreign adversaries and individuals experiencing mental health crises.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

“It really is driven by our desire to make the streets as safe as possible for all users,” Thomas said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

She was driven by faith, curiosity, and imagination.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

“AI is driving unprecedented demand for compute, and as we continue to execute, Intel is well-positioned to capture sustainable growth.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

The impact also could hit global bond markets, driving rates outside Japan higher.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

These seniors are former high-level workers in government and scientific fields who have an excellent understanding of the politics driving the administration’s agenda, and they are organizing to protest it.

From Salon Jul. 23, 2026

Despite the addition of digital licenses and identification cards on smartphones, the DMV still requires drivers to carry their physical cards while driving.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

They had left the freeway and were now driving down a two-lane road.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith




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