motorist
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Events keep drifting like a lost motorist who starts out on the interstate and takes a series of wrong turns until he’s on a one-lane dirt road, getting mooed at.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
My car was nearly 20 years old, and I only carried liability and uninsured motorist coverage, not collision.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
And in Vologda, Nikolai, a motorist who declined to give his surname, said "more stations have started working again, and petrol deliveries have become more frequent. Naturally, the queues have shrunk".
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
On Tuesday, the national average had risen to $3.86 a gallon from $3.79 a week ago, according to motorist advocacy group AAA.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Each time they came to a road, the BFG was over it and away, and no motorist could possibly have seen anything except a quick black shadow flashing overhead.
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
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Ever since Iraq invaded Kuwait, curious motorists passing through the Mojave Desert have stopped to ask the way to Bagdad, the California ghost town named in the 1800s for the Middle Eastern capital.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
You’ve probably seen the dramatic photos of motorists stuck after their cars stalled in floodwater.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
He urged motorists to drive as efficiently as possible and to ensure they find the cheapest forecourts they can.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
A bid to reduce fuel duty for three months to help motorists deal with the cost of living crisis has been withdrawn.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Broadly, the carriers argued that general education was sufficient to remind motorists about the risks of getting distracted by their devices.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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