wheels
Britishplural noun
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the main directing force behind an organization, movement, etc
the wheels of government
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an informal word for car
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a series of intricately connected events, plots, etc
Example Sentences
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One car’s wheels have been removed; another sports a mangled fender.
From Los Angeles Times
"I remember it took us a little bit to get the wheels turning full speed," DiGesu admits.
From BBC
"We believe we can get them working again in people who need new wheels."
From Science Daily
Someone with the virginal purity of a political outsider and the intrinsic capability of an insider who’s spent decades cutting deals and keeping the government wheels spinning.
From Los Angeles Times
Does this mean the wheels are about to come off for the bull market?
From MarketWatch
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