gears

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Now, as the city gears up for these major sporting events, the dispute has expanded from a fight over advertising control into a broader debate over public space and city revenue.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

A strike at SoFi Stadium would be an embarrassment for Los Angeles as it gears up to host eight World Cup matches, the 2027 Super Bowl and the 2028 Olympics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

It features a “common-sense, light-touch framework designed to get the federal government’s gears in motion,” Fedasiuk said in a social-media post on Tuesday.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

That's the question the government-funded Smithsonian Institution posed itself as the United States gears up for the anniversary of the nation's July 4, 1776, Declaration of Independence.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Jack went through his gears, selected one, and we were off, crunching up the short straightaway before the first curve of Coalwood Mountain.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam