gear
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"He'd take the new ball, click into third gear, swing and nip it, put it on a sixpence," says Baker.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
"Then, when some guy needed a bouncer, fifth gear and bang!"
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
On Sunday afternoon, shoppers browsed for fishing poles and sifted through a wide array of camouflage hunting gear.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
The push to increase investment has moved into higher gear, as Carney, a former central banker, tries to reorient a Canadian economy long dependent on trade with the U.S. to drive growth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
Hannah drove Bess and George to their houses to drop off their gear.
From "Sleepover Sleuths: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #1" by Carolyn Keene
Vocabulary lists containing gear
Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Middle School
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Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Introductory
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