locomotive
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"There were two announcements from the commuter train. Everyone was ready to get off, and then suddenly there was the sound of the locomotive, really loud," she said.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
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
The tentative agreement covers 300 locomotive engineers on the Soo Line property operating trains in Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025
Father said that when I am angry I become full of pent-up emotion, the same way the boiler on a locomotive becomes full of steam.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
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