locomotive
Example Sentences
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The report emphasizes that central banks will be the primary locomotive for the expected appreciation, contributing 14 out of the 17 percentage points increase.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 22, 2026
The long-standing model cast CENP-E as the locomotive pulling lagging chromosomes into place.
From Science Daily • Dec. 10, 2025
“Our locomotive fleet is now middle of the pack in the industry, and really importantly, we are much more efficient now in the way that we deploy and execute on our capital program,” executives say.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
Merck shares have floundered this year, as the company speeds like a whistling locomotive toward the expiration of the patents protecting its megablockbuster cancer immunotherapy Keytruda.
From Barron's • Oct. 29, 2025
Rachel says it was part of a locomotive train, but she is famous for making things up out of thin air and stating them in a high, knowing tone.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Vocabulary lists containing locomotive
The Industrial Revolution - Introductory
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