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lorry

[lawr-ee, lor-ee] / ˈlɔr i, ˈlɒr i /




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Ellie Shores, a lorry driver who runs DA Shores Transport in Hull, agrees.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

When she is at the yard, loading and unloading the lorry, she is usually the only woman there.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

"We may have to go into town or somewhere safer," said Issa Diayri, 31, a truck driver waiting in a roadside garage, his lorry idle for lack of deliveries from Iran.

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

Fear starts to grip lorry driver Zakeriya Hersi whenever he reaches the edge of the central Somalian plains.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Ruth bowed her head, as though she hoped the lorry had removed the image forever, and when we could see it clearly again, she didn’t raise her gaze.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro