as in to brake
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Recent Examples of chock
Officers then pushed the Mazda into a parking spot, chocked the tires, and contacted the respective car owners, who planned to handle the damages privately.
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Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 20 Dec. 2019
Make sure your car is in gear, with the parking brake set and the tires chocked.
—Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 13 Dec. 2018
Then set the car’s parking brake, chock an opposite wheel with a rock or block of wood, then pop off the hub cap with the blade-end of the jack handle.
—Mark Maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 Aug. 2017
Officers had to chock the wheels to keep the bus from rolling.
—Donna McGuire Judy L. Thomas, kansascity, 27 July 2017
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Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 20 Dec. 2019
Make sure your car is in gear, with the parking brake set and the tires chocked.
—Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 13 Dec. 2018
Then set the car’s parking brake, chock an opposite wheel with a rock or block of wood, then pop off the hub cap with the blade-end of the jack handle.
—Mark Maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 Aug. 2017
Officers had to chock the wheels to keep the bus from rolling.
—Donna McGuire Judy L. Thomas, kansascity, 27 July 2017
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Over time, the set-up might progress to more active interventions such as automatically braking a vehicle.David Prosser, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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In one corner, the quirky gal: Zooey Deschanel’s Jess, who decorated cupcakes and braked for birds.Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2024
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Earlier this week, Bangladesh's High Court ordered a high-level probe into the conglomerate’s power supply deal to the country—as the Adani group threatened to cut off power supply to the country over $850 million in unpaid dues.Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Her body was eventually tossed off a cliff but the teens returned later and mutilated her corpse, cutting the body at least 180 times, removing a portion of a lung and cutting off her fingers, court records show.Marty Roney, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
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Snagging a deal on Woot is about being quick, as these deals don't stick for long, disappearing as soon as stock runs out (which is usually pretty quick).Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Lack Of Memorability In the whirlwind of pitch meetings and decks, a forgettable brand means your company might not stick in investors’ minds.Kate Buckley, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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That Gaetz’s advancement was halted so quickly is a testament to the enduring importance of the Senate.NR Editors, National Review, 22 Nov. 2024
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The first practice session was halted barely eight minutes in after a loose concrete frame around a water valve cover hit Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari at high speed.Dan Cancian, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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The field of robotics has stalled compared to software and AI in recent years mainly due to a disparity in training data.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 20 Nov. 2024
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Political pushback has stalled negotiations in Watsonville, despite a California appellate court ruling two years ago that ordered the city to fluoridate.Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Stellantis customers hit the wall Virtually every model sold by Stellantis is showing double-digit year-over-year sales declines, as high prices left dealer lots jammed with inventory.Chris Isidore, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
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Schumer is racing to jam through dozens of President Biden's judicial confirmations before the end of the year to break Sen. Mitch McConnell's (R-Ky.) record during the first Trump administration.Stephen Neukam, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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His allies around Washington have drawn up a detailed agenda, one that Harris and her allies have successfully weaponized to the point that some Project 2025’s authors have already been blackballed from any access to Trump.Philip Elliott / Houston, TIME, 26 Oct. 2024
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The suits worn by its SpaceX Dragon astronauts were originally drawn up with the help of Jose Fernandezm, who is a Hollywood costume designer and thought the suits were meant for a film wardrobe.David Szondy, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Chock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chock. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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