traction
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The rear-mounted transaxle works cooperatively with a front-mounted two-speed gearset being driven off the engine, supplying all-wheel traction as necessary, under speeds of about 124 mph.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
The “Heartstopper” universe began as a small web comic that gained traction on Tumblr nearly a decade ago.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
Eight serious but lesser-known candidates have struggled gain traction in California's enormous and expensive media market.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Across the island, they have been experimenting with agro-ecology, animal traction, local inputs and cooperative models.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026
Her good leg scrabbled at the bank; then, finding no traction, she tumbled back into the mud.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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