pickup
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At least 20 more crowded by the pickup stand.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
Several months after he passed, she drove his pickup truck from their retirement home in Mexico to Taos, New Mexico.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Long queues of people could be seen evacuating towns on foot, by motorbike and car, some piled into the back of pickup trucks.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Elsewhere, motorsports manager Chris Floren of Torrance is getting props for the surprising prowess of his sleeper “Viccup” — a Ford Crown Victoria police car with a ’60s-era pickup body draped over it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
JonPaul plays football, basketball and baseball and is roughly the size of a half-ton Chevy pickup, but he’s a total wuss about his health.
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
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Ram automaker added more powerful engines to its pickups, but there was one big problem: they didn’t sound the same.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
These layoffs are part of an initiative aimed at streamlining package pickups and deliveries by merging ground and express delivery networks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Sales of traditionally powered vehicles rose 1% as Ford’s pickups continued to shine in the U.S. — the company said that some of its off-road-vehicle trims accounted for nearly a quarter of its U.S. sales.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Ford has secured a contract with the Defense Department to develop a trio of truck prototypes, which will be based on its F-Series super-duty pickups.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
A four-wheeler, Shawn explained, is what big rigs call cars and pickups.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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