tow
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Rising fuel prices 'cost tow truck business £10k'
From BBC β Sep. 26, 2026
Dozens of minibikes were loaded onto tow vehicles as, behind yellow tape, parents could be seen waiting to pick up their children.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 14, 2026
Antonelli was employed for much of the session in front of Russell to give him a tow, so to be beaten by an Alpine and be only 0.12secs ahead of Piastri was a disappointment.
From BBC β Sep. 5, 2026
One unlucky hiker paid more than $1,000 for a tow down the narrow, 23-mile mountain road after a marmot attack.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 27, 2026
My personal effects in tow, the three of us walk next door where Theo has, as I’d hoped and predicted, left his door unlocked.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
The drone tows a cable and module that generates sound and magnetic fields to trigger the mines while keeping sailors at a safe distance.
From The Wall Street Journal β Mar. 17, 2026
David Chiu, whose office later alleged that one of the couple’s companies was profiting from illegal tows.
From Los Angeles Times β Mar. 15, 2025
Six days a week, Mr. Sawan, 55, a father of five, tows batches of fruit that weigh 1,500 pounds to a nearby processing plant, often as planes buzz overhead, misting down pesticides.
From New York Times β Dec. 30, 2023
The incident took place above the Midlothian Snowsports Centre, so Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue Team used one of the ski tows to get up the hill.
From BBC β Feb. 21, 2023
Gabrielle returns with Bree, who tows my beauty caisse.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
Those on the yacht stayed onboard the vessel while it was towed by the RNLI, who said there were no injuries.
From BBC β Sep. 12, 2026
The fire department responded and checked our blood pressure and pulse, but both vehicles had to be towed from the scene.
From MarketWatch β Aug. 3, 2026
Emergency responders surrounded each vessel with four firefighting tugboats, separated them and towed them away from critical port infrastructure while battling the flames.
From Barron's β Aug. 1, 2026
The vessel was then towed toward Khor Fakkan in the U.A.E., the person said.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jul. 18, 2026
After the storm passed, they were sighted drifting mastless on the Bay and were towed home by an obliging neighbor.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
Recent examples include Ford trucks’ BlueCruise hands-free towing and the G.O.A.T. dial, for Goes Over Any Type of Terrain, in its Bronco lines.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 8, 2026
The boat was removed from the Santa Rosa Island beach by a towing company and transported to Ventura Harbor, the service said.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 27, 2026
That point was driven home at the group’s annual conference in San Mateo, Calif., in May, when a plane appeared overhead towing a banner that read “SaaS is dead.”
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 7, 2026
Police departments are also trying to educate the public before issuing citations or towing an illegal bike, but officials said it’s a challenge.
From Los Angeles Times β Jun. 10, 2026
Moving around the same patch of black water, towing a giant fish.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
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