motor
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The flagellum comprises more than 30 distinct parts, so similar to those of an outboard motor that biologists speak of the flagellum’s propeller, drive shaft and so forth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
An elite two-point shooter for the Spartans, VanSlooten has a high motor on the offensive side and can play a quick defensive game.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
It has provided day-to-day hotel management, raised capital, and even operated motor boats for the hotels.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
ALS, on the other hand, targets motor neurons, causing progressive muscle weakness that eventually leads to paralysis.
From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026
He sounded like the little motor that putt-putted us around Lake Jasper in Daddy’s fishing boat.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
Vocabulary lists containing motor
Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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