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Some regularly put their cars in sport mode, which in some models disables the engine from shutting off when the car is idle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Another idea is to remove the restrictions on straight-line mode - when the wings are open - and make it free, so drivers can use it anywhere they consider it possible.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

There could be a future in which AI applications become the dominant mode for people to discover or experience products.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

He added that: “Cryptos are in a ‘wait-and-see’ mode… traders may want to hold their positions.”

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

If anyone else had corrected him so directly, Adams would have gone into his Vesuvial mode.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis