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pedal

[ped-l, peed-l] / ˈpɛd l, ˈpid l /


VERB
bike
Synonyms
STRONG




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Riders of legal electrically assisted pedal bikes must be at least 14, and any illegal modification means the bikes qualify as a motor vehicle/moped, requiring registration, a driving licence, tax and insurance.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Across the industry, nearly 1,400 researchers, including Coxon, have signed a statement calling for governments to develop a brake pedal that could be used if needed.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

The study also found that, when compared with injuries from traditional pedal bikes, e-bike riders suffered more serious and severe injuries.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

For the first half-hour or so I was reflexively covering the brake pedal at intersections and merging lanes, ready to engage if the super-intelligence at the wheel did something stupid.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

I moved the throttle to the rabbit position—it had been on turtle—and pushed the left pedal down, and the blade started whirring.

From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen

The person in that seat uses the same joysticks and pedals found in the dozer’s cab.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 19, 2026

Cybercab, a two-seater gold coupe that doesn’t have pedals or mirrors, isn’t yet available for sale to customers.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

First unveiled in October 2024, the gold-colored vehicle has no pedals or steering wheel.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

The difference between the Cybercab and what’s currently offered through the Tesla ride-hailing service is that the Cybercab doesn’t have a steering wheel or pedals.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

“Here, put your hands on the controls, your feet on die rudder pedals, and I’ll show you what I mean.”

From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen

“I think we’ve become accidental pilgrims,” I said as we pedaled our tandem bike near the southern coast of Shikoku island this spring.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

As she pedaled along her regular route Wednesday, Phillips found several more sofas, among other things.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 18, 2026

"It's a great honour to receive the fantastic prize and I look forward to being pedaled around all of the media studios to air my story," said Mr Can.

From BBC Dec. 2, 2025

On 1 July 2023, as Tour de France riders pedaled out of Bilbao, Spain, toward the French Pyrenees mountains, sports cardiologist Andre La Gerche tuned in from Melbourne, Australia.

From Science Magazine May 14, 2024

I pedaled down our soft dirt path through the woods, all the way down to the river’s edge, where I hoped I might find her.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

Most days, Mr. Voiles said, he pedalled the animals up to a hill above the Mississippi River where he braids crosses, fleurs-de-lis and other items, which he sells to pay for pet food and rent.

From New York Times Feb. 21, 2024

Covering approximately 100 km each day, Barry pedalled through Mali, Burkina Faso, Togo, Benin, and Niger before stalling in N'Djamena, the Chadian capital, shaken from his planned route by an ongoing conflict in Sudan.

From Reuters Sep. 28, 2023

Over the next six months I pedalled across the mountains of Yunnan, wandered the imperial palace in Beijing, and rode a train hauled by two soot-blackened steam engines far west into the deserts of Xinjiang.

From BBC Oct. 23, 2022

We decided on a bike ride and pedalled circuits around Central Park in what was otherwise a perfect spring afternoon.

From The Guardian Jul. 16, 2020

The other pedalled its narrow shoulders up and down, stalking the open door.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

When the film opens at Oak Street’s idyllic summer block party, complete with cookouts and kids happily pedaling together on their bikes, he purposefully evokes the atmosphere of the movies he covertly cites.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

“This is my favorite place in the world, no matter what the crowds are like,” he said before pedaling off.

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 2026

Riders can choose an electric-assist level that makes pedaling easier or harder.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

“He was just delighted,” Wilder said of Bush on that day, pedaling through a brand-new track in Beijing that had not existed weeks earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 28, 2026

I didn’t know, so I kept on pedaling.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings

Now his fate lies in the hands of those such as Camara, who is frenetically pedalling late into the night to make ends meet.

From Barron's Sep. 17, 2026

"I'm just kicking myself because I had to stop pedalling with 20 metres to the line. It is what it is."

From Barron's Jan. 21, 2026

As legs can typically produce more power than arms, cyclors have been brought in and static pedalling systems installed on the boats.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2024

The Department for Transport is consulting on the proposals which would also allow e-bikes that don't require pedalling to travel much faster.

From BBC Feb. 29, 2024

Eric was squealing louder than ever and pedalling the air with his legs.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl




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