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tow

[toh] / toʊ /


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Rising fuel prices 'cost tow truck business £10k'

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Antonelli was employed for much of the session in front of Russell to give him a tow, so to be beaten by an Alpine and be only 0.12secs ahead of Piastri was a disappointment.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

At least three people, including Robinson’s mom and Banks’ wife, have bodyguards in tow, some of them hulking and one with a tattooed head that bears the letters SOG, to signify “Son of God.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Flores had pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in a downtown courtroom last week, with a team of high-powered lawyers in tow.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

The words sounded odd, somehow wrong, but Koffi didn’t have time to dwell on them as Mama tore off across the Night Zoo’s lawns, pulling her in tow.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

The drone tows a cable and module that generates sound and magnetic fields to trigger the mines while keeping sailors at a safe distance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026

David Chiu, whose office later alleged that one of the couple’s companies was profiting from illegal tows.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2025

The Ranger tows slightly less — 7,500 pounds — but can haul more at 1,805 pounds.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 5, 2024

Six days a week, Mr. Sawan, 55, a father of five, tows batches of fruit that weigh 1,500 pounds to a nearby processing plant, often as planes buzz overhead, misting down pesticides.

From New York Times ● Dec. 30, 2023

The American ship tows ours with a steel braid thick as my body.

From "Inside Out and Back Again" by Thanhha Lai

What the video failed to mention, though, was that the prototype had been towed to the top of a small slope and filmed as it rolled downhill.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

The airport said the runway remained closed for 50 minutes while the plane was towed away before reopening shortly afterwards.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

The fire department responded and checked our blood pressure and pulse, but both vehicles had to be towed from the scene.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026

Emergency responders surrounded each vessel with four firefighting tugboats, separated them and towed them away from critical port infrastructure while battling the flames.

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

Jockeys on trailing horses grabbed hold of leading horses’ tails or saddlecloths so their own horses could be towed around the track, saving energy.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

Then the light turns green and he beats them off the line even while towing a Dodge Charger on a flatbed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

That point was driven home at the group’s annual conference in San Mateo, Calif., in May, when a plane appeared overhead towing a banner that read “SaaS is dead.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

“This settlement sends a strong message that all towing companies must recognize servicemembers’ rights and take the necessary steps to comply with the SCRA.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

They’re also pursuing more tickets and towing more electric vehicles when they’re not street legal or ridden by someone who is not legally allowed certain bikes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026

Even without towing a lot of extra weight the skiff wouldn’t hold enough gas for the whole round trip.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick


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