motor
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One of the most surprising discoveries involved the trigeminal nerve, a major facial nerve responsible for facial sensation and certain motor functions.
From Science Daily • May 23, 2026
PCE figures “will do little to ease inflation concerns in an environment where freight costs are rising appreciably in response to higher motor fuel costs,” Knightley said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
ALS, a progressive and terminal motor neuron disease, robs a person of the ability to move and, ultimately, to breathe, according to the Mayo Clinic.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
In an axial flux motor, the electromagnetic field is parallel to the motor’s axis of rotation, instead of perpendicular in a conventional electric motor.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
But we soon heard the hum of the outboard motor, and there, speeding after us, was the new canoe with Yao and the master on board!
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
Vocabulary lists containing motor
Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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