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
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Phil Barnes KC, prosecuting, told the jury that many of them would know what it feels like to drive "with a flat tyre, or with wheels that are slightly out of balance or misaligned".
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
“His wheels weren’t hot enough to get away!” the police department wrote in the post.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Because the wheels were not secured with chocks, and no breakaway cables were attached, there was nothing preventing the vehicle from rolling backwards when it was lowered on to the skates.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
During the demo, which was livestreamed on Tesla's X account, the car launched from a steep steel ramp and performed a full barrel roll in mid-air before landing on its wheels.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
The only interested parties missing from the conference were the ultimate borrowers, the American home buyers, but even they, in a way, were on hand, serving drinks, spinning wheels, and rolling dice.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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