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
Example Sentences
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The robots have four wheels and a bigger internal compartment for carrying food and goods .
From Los Angeles Times
A US department of justice investigation into F1's rejection of Andretti further greased the wheels, and the entry was finally confirmed in March last year.
From BBC
I walked over and found him putting a new spoke in one of his buckboard wheels.
From Literature
While the wheels of justice are moving slowly for victims, many are connecting online.
From BBC
But store manager Nikki Franks can’t say how much Valentine’s Day really moves the needle in terms of getting customers to consider a new set of wheels for that special person in their lives.
From MarketWatch
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