gears

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The couple quickly shifted gears and bought shares of the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

Also’s engineers have worked to mimic the feeling of riding a real bike and shifting gears even without a chain connecting the pedals to the wheels.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Baker lights up at the opportunity to get nerdy over fast bowling, eulogising about South Africa great Dale Steyn as "the king of going up and down the gears".

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

"My old vehicle had over 10 gears, and its operation was so cumbersome. But with this one, you don't have to do a thing -- it's all automatic."

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

The removal lorry shook itself into life, grated its gears, and lumbered down Kingfisher Meadows to the main road.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell