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wheel

[hweel, weel] / ʰwil, wil /




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Mr. Gunn has the president wheel out the “old Russian proverb—trust, but verify,” but Gen Xers and boomers know he said it so often that it became a running joke.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

The European champions haven't tried to reinvent the wheel with this kit, but it oozes class.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

That a wheel of Parmigiano could represent thousands of livelihoods.

From Salon Aug. 6, 2026

“I hated being a cog in a wheel, just moving things around.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Both Archers jumped away from the spinning wheel, then relaxed when Grandma started to laugh.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

The fund’s positioning became, in effect, one big bet on the AI trade and in July, the wheels came off that bandwagon.

From MarketWatch Aug. 17, 2026

That’s well within the average 31-mile range of the electrified tundra buggies deployed by wildlife tour company Frontiers North Adventures, with 5-foot high wheels that can tackle rugged and boggy terrain.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Civilians and soldiers, sat behind the wheels of the vehicles, lined up, waiting for the pumps to reopen.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

DUP leader Gavin Robinson previously said if Sinn Féin was worried about the wheels coming off it "should tighten its nuts".

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

“I’m roving as fast I can,” I say as my wheels bump over sandy rock.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

If wheeled robots move goods cheaply, reliably and efficiently or robots with just arms can do the other automated tasks, what problem does a humanoid solve?

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

TMZ published photos of someone who appears to be Graham being wheeled outside of his home and into an ambulance.

From Salon Jul. 13, 2026

As he was wheeled away to a waiting ambulance, Gil wore an oxygen mask and neck brace, and his face showed bruising.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 5, 2026

"We're good with the heat, but the humidity is a different beast," he said as he wheeled his rental bicycle along a section of the National Mall crowded with tourists.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

It was so large that it took two servants on each side and one in the back to push the enormous wheeled trolley that bore this confection out of the kitchen.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

I’m wheeling my bike off it with balletic ease, definitely not annoying my fellow commuters as I lug it down the stairs.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

"I think Samos was the perfect place to start," the 21-year-old university student said, wheeling her luggage alongside her mother as they waited for a ferry off the Greek island of Samos.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

When the convention was first announced, it sounded like it might be a thrilling opportunity to see real wheeling and dealing on a convention floor from which a nominee would eventually emerge.

From Slate Jul. 25, 2026

The 33-year-old Norwich midfielder is wheeling his way to the corner flag with almost every member of the squad hunting him down.

From BBC Nov. 18, 2025

The idea came wheeling into her mind as though it had been waiting for the chance.

From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins




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