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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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
“If my wheels ain’t turning, I ain’t earning.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
They include dozens of 5-foot-8-inch, 160-pound robots on two legs or wheels, called Apollo, that trade the intense precision of a traditional robot for flexibility and mobility.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
“There are no training wheels in the governor’s office,” Becerra says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
It’s shiny silver and resembles an RV—has a door and wide windows on the sides—but it also has a smokestack and big wheels with pistons like a locomotive.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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