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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

Rail travel is not traditionally the most popular mode of transport in the country, and many trains are older and less comfortable, while much of the network was built under British colonial rule.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Whereas Jackson tended toward a more volatile and pulpit-thumping style reminiscent of an itinerant Presbyterian minister in the revivalistic mode, Smith preferred the more measured cadences of the South Carolina aristocrat steeped in Ciceronian formalities.

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