SUV
Americannoun
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The automaker said Tuesday that the sales drop was primarily due to the discontinuation of higher-volume models such as the Escape SUV and the supplier fire that undermined production of F-Series trucks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Zemian, who had also been uncuffed, started digging through the SUV, collecting spare tactical vests, then propped them underneath the agent’s head.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
The vehicle appeared to be "akin to a minivan or small SUV", Nath said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
Around 8 a.m., a CHP patrol vehicle slammed into the SUV, sending the vehicle over a curb, footage on FOX11 showed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Only a tiny group of kids is left by the time I finally see Momma’s white SUV.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
Agents with their faces covered up to their eyes, in unmarked black SUVs with tinted windows, would wait outside churches, mosques, schools, daycares, courtrooms, and hospitals.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
After Trump imposed tariffs, GM pledged to spend billions on expanding U.S. production of more lucrative gas-powered trucks and SUVs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Of the company’s named targets for the first half of 2026, only Las Vegas and Phoenix are not yet home to Tesla’s robotaxi network, which mostly relies on Model Y SUVs.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
A stream of blacked-out SUVs pulled through the structure, allowing many guests to shield their arrival while streets in Midtown Manhattan were closed to traffic.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
I bet Sabeen doesn’t know gangs like SUVs.
From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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