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motorist

[moh-ter-ist] / ˈmoʊ tər ɪst /
NOUN
driver
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Events keep drifting like a lost motorist who starts out on the interstate and takes a series of wrong turns until he’s on a one-lane dirt road, getting mooed at.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

My car was nearly 20 years old, and I only carried liability and uninsured motorist coverage, not collision.

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

And in Vologda, Nikolai, a motorist who declined to give his surname, said "more stations have started working again, and petrol deliveries have become more frequent. Naturally, the queues have shrunk".

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

On Tuesday, the national average had risen to $3.86 a gallon from $3.79 a week ago, according to motorist advocacy group AAA.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

“If a motorist so much as asks for directions, what are you to do?”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

“The Rumbler system provides an earlier, more noticeable warning that an emergency vehicle is approaching, giving motorists and pedestrians additional time to recognize the danger and respond safely.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

There is also uninsured and underinsured motorists coverage that may pay out if you are hit by a driver who doesn’t have sufficient auto insurance.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

Mercury, a large Los Angeles-based insurer, charged the highest differential, though it offered lower rates to widowed motorists with 34 or more years of driving experience.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

Residents and motorists have been asked to follow all road closure signs and diversion routes, which are in place for public safety.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Like the waters of the river, like the motorists on the highway, and like the yellow trains streaking down the Santa Fe tracks, drama, in the shape of exceptional happenings, had never stopped there.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote




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