fender
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A video from OnScene.TV showed officers standing around a black Cadillac sedan with its front passenger headlight and fender destroyed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026
And this latest fender bender might be the one that finally illuminates dashboard warning lights for those bosses who have always so hastily turned to Woods in the past.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
The damage included shooting down one of our own fighter jets and a carrier fender bender with a civilian ship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
Then, when I departed said strip mall and made a left-hand turn across four lanes of traffic, I hit another car—it was worse than a fender bender, but no one was hurt.
From Slate ● May 12, 2024
Some little boy is thinking about a fender bender his mom was in, and remembering it makes him scared all over again.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
First assignments: Wright’s initial job included stocking materials throughout the plant and loading fenders; Arthur Porter worked as a welding operator.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2025
But if the bridge is rebuilt with fenders or dolphins to improve safety, no such exemption will apply.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 2, 2024
It also appears the bridge did not have "fenders" - an added layer of protection around a bridge pier - that could have absorbed some of the impact.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2024
The Maryland Transportation Authority did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the design of the piers, or whether any fenders were installed around them.
From New York Times ● Mar. 26, 2024
So they raced each other all the way, and in the last block they tried to pass each other, and one of the fenders got torn off.
From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater
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