drove

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An upward move this week would mark the first hike since September 2023, after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine beginning in February of the previous year drove an energy-price spike.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

A third straight rise in Canadian exports of cars and light trucks drove a 5.9% rise in motor vehicle shipments as auto production increased.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Although she and Peter Grossman were separated at the time, the vehicle she drove belonged to him.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Hadjar drove an excellent race battling power-unit problems and was helped by a masterstroke from Red Bull in not stopping under the first safety car, which gained him positions on Russell and Piastri.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

We drove right down to the lakeshore and came to a stop, now on the other side of the great wall.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo