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bender

[ben-der] / ˈbɛn dər /
NOUN
binge
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And this latest fender bender might be the one that finally illuminates dashboard warning lights for those bosses who have always so hastily turned to Woods in the past.

From BBC Mar. 30, 2026

The damage included shooting down one of our own fighter jets and a carrier fender bender with a civilian ship.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 23, 2026

Then, when I departed said strip mall and made a left-hand turn across four lanes of traffic, I hit another car—it was worse than a fender bender, but no one was hurt.

From Slate May 12, 2024

He is desperately searching for the Avatar — a special bender reincarnated into every generation tasked with maintaining harmony in the world — in order to win his father’s approval and a way back home.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 23, 2024

He was rough around the edges, a football player, the guy who’d made fun of her car in the church parking lot after she’d gotten in a fender bender.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

Netta Levy, an eldercare adviser and founder of LifeCare Concierge, recently had a driving discussion with her mom, after a few fender benders.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

Eventually he finds his Earth Kingdom teacher, Toph, a blind young woman who is also one of the world’s greatest benders.

From Salon Jul. 8, 2026

Wade shared that Union had stopped driving after a few fender benders made her come to terms with driving just not being her thing.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2023

He noted that the reports may omit more minor crashes, including fender benders.

From Washington Post Jun. 15, 2022

A hiker had fainted or fallen or some such thing, which had caused several fender benders, backing up traffic for miles.

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff




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