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The all-terrain vehicle puttered down a winding dirt road shaded by mature Douglas fir and cedar, with sword ferns and vine maple brushing the sides of the cart along the way.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 30, 2023

The previous record was set 90 years ago — only about three decades after the first cars puttered through Yosemite Valley.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2023

Things puttered along until Elfster’s big break, which came in 2009: Claire’s hired the company for a Secret Santa campaign.

From Slate • Dec. 17, 2022

As her own black Lab puttered around behind her, Sally Ange Cowdin, 59, said the Dixie Fire was the third time she had evacuated because of a natural disaster.

From Washington Post • Aug. 18, 2021

In our family, while Papa puttered, Mama made her daily rounds to the mess halls, helping young mothers with their feeding, planning diets for the various ailments people suffered from.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston