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van

[van] / væn /
NOUN
small truck
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NOUN
vehicle
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Long and his wife, who mostly live in a van with their dog, camped last Thanksgiving on a site at Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

Pochettino was mentioned as a contender to succeed Louis van Gaal when he was sacked by United in May 2016, then when Jose Mourinho suffered the same fate in December 2018.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

However, shipments still aren’t at their prewar levels, according to van Driel, despite the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

Dutch Deputy Prime Minister Bart van den Brink, who is also minister of asylum and migration, said it was "highly disturbing" to see this happening in Dutch waters.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

And my mind is screaming at me to not get back in that van.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

Jockey Jesus Castanon pulled her up passing the 3/16th pole and she was vanned off, Equibase race chart notes stated.

From Washington Times ● May 28, 2023

In the Pat Day Mile, Freezing Point, also ridden by Lanerie, was pulled up in the chute shortly after the start of the race and was vanned off.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2023

In the Pat Day Mile race, Freezing Points was pulled up in the chute shortly after the start of the race, vanned off and later given a lethal injection.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2023

Spun Intended was pulled up in front of the grandstand by jockey Mike Smith and vanned off.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 8, 2023

Smith, preparing to take his Kayak east, vanned Seabiscuit to Ridgewood, said his good-byes, and left him in Pollard’s care.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

The proposal would also help pay for the cost of vanning horses and relocation expenses for horsemen, including grooms and trainers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2024

In fact, vanning enthusiasts include a good many old coots as well as young marrieds, loners and lovers as well as adolescents.

From Time Magazine Archive

The paradoxical realities of vanning suggest another possibility.

From Time Magazine Archive

News of ever fresh extravagances circulates in 25 or so magazines devoted to vanning.

From Time Magazine Archive

As already pointed out, the object of vanning is to determine the proportion of black tin in the lode stuff.

From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Cornelius Beringer


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