drove
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Murphy said strong demand for the company’s data-center products drove the quarter’s results, with revenue there growing 46% from the previous year.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
In a lawsuit, they accused her of creating a toxic work environment that drove the reigning Miss USA and Miss Teen USA to quit in 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
He said people posted updates and photos about the bird on the forum, which drove more people to visit the marsh.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
OpenAI said in its investigation of the incident, external that one model, an internal-only tool referred to as Model 1, "drove the activity behind the Hugging Face incident."
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Kathy and her moshom drove through the rez.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
“Eleanor Rigby” attracted a post-55 audience in droves, while the good-natured storyline and nautical sound effects inherent in “Yellow Submarine” drew children and pre-teens into The Beatles’ camp.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
As droves of tourists flock to Yosemite, it raises the question: Is it still possible to have a fun time there despite the crowds?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
The app has boosted lesser-known businesses and sent tourists in droves to unconventional locations such as Zibo, a quiet industrial city in Shandong, after its cheap, marinated barbecue skewers went viral.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Americans are still flocking to Europe in droves this summer, despite record-breaking heat, higher airfare prices and long immigration lines due to the chaotic rollout of a new screening system in some European countries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
The season closed and people went away like they had come—in droves.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
Cattle that have been two weeks at grass may, however, be safely droved.
From Cattle and Cattle-breeders by William M'Combie
In a practice known as turkey droving, thousands of birds, some wearing tiny leather boots, were herded through fields and along rough roads on a three-month journey.
From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2025
The Captain's Road, which links two droving inns, Tibbie Shiel's and Tushielaw, was one of the earliest metalled roads connecting the Ettrick and Yarrow valleys.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2022
Gunbar, a dusty village with fewer than 100 people, is typical of the stops along the droving route of rutted, red dust roads.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2014
Growing up in Moree, in outback New South Wales, he would go droving at weekends while he was still at school.
From Time Magazine Archive
During the French war the price of cattle became very high; and £4 a-head, and even much more, would sometimes be lost or gained on droving cattle.
From Cattle and Cattle-breeders by William M'Combie
