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  • present tense form of wheel (3rd person singular).
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wheels

British  
/ wiːlz /

plural noun

  1. the main directing force behind an organization, movement, etc

    the wheels of government

  2. an informal word for car

  3. a series of intricately connected events, plots, etc

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"I call this a battery on wheels," Nicholas Etherden, a lecturer and researcher in energy systems at the university, told AFP.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

With two wins from their opening three games in the 2025-26 season, it looked likely to be more of the same from Sale, but from then on, the wheels came off.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Those cars and other iconic “Fast” wheels will be at the fest.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Axles are the long, steel rods that connect the wheels and help support the weight of a truck.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

So different from the sound of my own wheels spinning.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

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