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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

But that was the scene I happened upon at 6:30 p.m. on a Tuesday in mid-April when I puttered into my driveway in Eugene, Oregon, my 7-year-old ensconced in the back seat.

From Slate Jun. 21, 2022

Fueled largely by rookie running back Najee Harris and Roethlisberger’s burgeoning trust in rookie tight end Pat Freiermuth, Pittsburgh puttered along by avoiding mistakes and letting the defense do its thing.

From Seattle Times Nov. 24, 2021

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

I made a fire, the tree room warmed, and I puttered around with a concoction I call possum sop.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George