driving

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“I was like, you know, startled, and then I realized what it was,” he said, recalling his first experience with the stop-start engine feature that has become the bane of many Americans’ driving existence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Because consumer spending drives an estimated 70% of the economy, those behaviors play a large part in driving economic growth.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

U.S. crude fits that need, driving up demand for WTI-linked barrels.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

If they are used on the road, the driver needs to fulfil a certain criteria, including having a driving license, at least third party insurance and obligatory lamps, reflectors and rear markings fitted.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

She paused, suddenly aware thatI was still in the race, driving a team of sled dogs through the night, runners singing, my headlamp searching out an icy trail.

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