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lorry

[lawr-ee, lor-ee] / ˈlɔr i, ˈlɒr i /




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"They want to break our spirit," he said, perched on top of a lorry.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

"All Khalife had with him, at this point, was what he had been able to take with him under a food lorry - and that wasn't going to last him very long."

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

Firefighters also responded to other incidents across the night including accidental house fires in Antrim and Coleraine and an articulated lorry fire in Newry.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

The collision, involving a motorcycle and a lorry, happened on the Coolmillish Road and was reported to police at about 11:40 BST on Friday.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

Nettle, the lorry driver, took out another cigarette and said, “So, which way, guv’nor?”

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

This rises to 257 when considering other migration-related deaths in the area, such as accidents involving people trying to board lorries bound for the UK, it added.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

The charity said Swift's donation had allowed them to buy one-and-a-half articulated lorries full of food.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

The busy operation has to run like clockwork, as about 200 lorries will arrive to collect products every day.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

"The traders have nothing to sell because the lorries are blocked on the road," he remarked.

From Barron's May 20, 2026

The lorries stop, we climb out—a confused heap, a remnant of many names.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque




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