as in car
a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels
got a license to drive a motor vehicle the minute she turned 16
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Recent Examples of motor vehicle
The endangerment finding is the legal underpinning of nearly all climate regulations under the Clean Air Act for motor vehicles, power plants and other pollution sources that are heating the planet.
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Matthew Daly, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 9 Feb. 2026
People can also download and print a registration form, or pick one up at elections branch offices, motor vehicle offices and libraries.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
The suspect – identified as 40‑year‑old Matthew Sierra – now faces an additional charge of evading arrest or detention in a motor vehicle.
—Doug Myers, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
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Matthew Daly, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 9 Feb. 2026
People can also download and print a registration form, or pick one up at elections branch offices, motor vehicle offices and libraries.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
The suspect – identified as 40‑year‑old Matthew Sierra – now faces an additional charge of evading arrest or detention in a motor vehicle.
—Doug Myers, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motor vehicle
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Unfortunately, a lot of the homes near Guthrie's residence are far from the street and are obscured by shrubbery, Siminoff said, so collecting video data of cars on the road might be hard in this case.—
Liz Kreutz,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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To see a Cisitalia 202 in the metal is to appreciate how diminutive and jewellike the car really is.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
13 Feb. 2026
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The district decided to purchase fewer buses this year and opted not to give teachers a raise, negotiating a one-time bonus instead.—
Carley Lanich,
IndyStar,
10 Feb. 2026
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On the way to the arena, the Team USA bus got stopped in traffic due to an accident, according to the NBC broadcast.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
10 Feb. 2026
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Voluntary export restraints on Japanese automobiles in the 1980s gave Detroit a brief reprieve but accelerated its decline.—
Carol L. Harris,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2026
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India will receive a preferential tariff rate quota on automobile parts and generic pharmaceuticals.—
Bloomberg News,
Boston Herald,
7 Feb. 2026
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Ben Evans, lead author of the study and a machine learning expert at the British Antarctic Survey, said the system finally fills that blind spot.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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Management said that about 60% of 2025 capex went toward machine line servers, with the remaining 40% going to longer-duration assets, including data centers (including the physical building) and networking equipment.—
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CNBC,
5 Feb. 2026
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Clean lines, an intriguing silhouette, and bold wheels give it real presence (right down to taillights that nod to the Nissan Z).—
Cyril Soliman,
The Drive,
5 Feb. 2026
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Yet after gesturing toward a promising thriller setup, the film soon begins to spin its wheels — doing little to complicate or tighten the melodrama, while only superficially probing its two principal characters as their romance is inevitably reignited.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Motor vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motor%20vehicle. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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