V-8

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Recent Examples of V-8 And as if that weren’t enough, come 1987, AMG unveiled a 6.0-liter V-8 version that made even more power: 375 hp and 407 lb-ft of torque. Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2025 Payton has finally given up the notion that three spare parts — Adam Trautman, Lucas Krull and Nate Adkins — equal one pass-catching V-8. Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 12 Mar. 2025 But a bit like McLaren’s first V-8 in its early 12C road car— whose uninspired blat recalled that of a marine engine—the Nettuno has never been an especially tuneful motor. Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2025 Photo : Robb Rice Powered by a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V-8, the 750S Spider covers zero to 60 mph in 2.7 seconds and crests 206 mph. Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 11 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for V-8
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Noun
  • Strain into a cocktail glass or coupe, and garnish with an orange peel.
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 31 May 2025
  • Using a Hawthorne strainer, pour over a fine strainer into a chilled martini coupe.
    Claudia Alarcón, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • The victim, identified by police as Dae Lee, left his vehicle and got on top of the other driver’s car, police said in a May 27 news release.
    Mike Stunson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2025
  • Reports cited April car production at 2.23 million units versus 1.75 million in sales, with EV inventories rising to 850,000 units from 660,000 at year-end.
    Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • But even if a court block on country-specific tariffs is upheld, others that would remain on the books — for products like steel and automobiles — are still expected to cost consumers almost $1,000 a year, according to a new analysis by the Yale Budget Lab.
    Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 30 May 2025
  • The tariffs then took effect again on March 4, though Trump later paused tariffs on automobiles and exempted many products from the tariffs on March 6.
    Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • He was greeted earlier in the day with elaborate welcoming ceremonies that included Saudi F-15s escorting Air Force One into the airport and Arabian horses guiding the presidential limousine on the way to the Royal Court.
    The Hill, The Hill, 14 May 2025
  • The limousine was there and the back door was open and John was lying on the pavement.
    Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 2 May 2025
Noun
  • According to Orleans Parish court records, Masey is charged with domestic abuse involving strangulation and theft of a motor vehicle.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 29 May 2025
  • Massey, 32, was charged with domestic abuse involving strangulation and theft of a motor vehicle.
    Holly Yan, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • This is May and this is Indiana where auto racing and basketball aren’t just popular.
    Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025
  • Treasury rates influence borrowing costs throughout the economy, from consumer products like mortgages (98% correlation), auto loans (95%), and other consumer loans (97%), to U.S. corporate bonds (95-98%), even European bonds (94%).
    George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Noun
  • The vehicle was a silver Ford Fusion sedan, plate 8HWS848.
    Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
  • According to reports at the time, the letter carrier was approached by an armed man around 1:18 p.m., who fled after the incident in a black 4-door sedan.
    Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile, the iPad mini uses an 8.3-inch LCD at a resolution of 2,266 by 1,488 pixels, a maximum brightness of 500 nits, and a static 60Hz refresh rate.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 22 May 2025
  • In a video shared to TikTok on April 30, Gabrielle Union showed off her concert look of a black leather mini skirt and a matching crop top with fringe.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 19 May 2025

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