engine
Example Sentences
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And when the fire broke out on the morning of Jan. 7, the initial dispatch called for only seven engine companies, when the weather conditions required 27.
From Los Angeles Times
Wholesale loans should remain the banks’ main growth engine, the analysts say.
Another filmed himself checking on his home, and you can see exactly what he sees when he comments “not a fire engine in sight.”
Other highlights of the year included a stage production of the Railway Children inside an engine shed, Bradford-born artist David Hockney's work recreated using drones and a celebration of local brass bands.
From BBC
"For creators it reinforces a pretty brutal reality that Facebook is no longer a reliable traffic engine and Meta is increasingly nudging it away from people trying to use it as one," Mr Navarra said.
From BBC
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