SUV
noun
plural SUVs
: a rugged automotive vehicle similar to a station wagon but built on a light-truck chassis : sport utility vehicle
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In footage the sheriff’s office released Friday, a man in a gray hooded sweatshirt walks up to the victim, who is standing by a white SUV parked next to the fuel pumps and stabs him with a knife.
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
Jeep is bringing its first electric vehicle to the U.S.
The automaker, on Thursday, debuted the Wagoneer S, a fully electric SUV that will go on sale in the U.S. and Canada later this year—and other worldwide markets in the following months.
—Carolyn Barber, Fortune, 31 May 2024
Design: As Elegant as Ever Mercedes-Benz has restyled the entire GLE SUV lineup for the 2024 model year.
—PCMAG, 30 May 2024
In New York today, Jeep unveiled its first fully electric SUV for the North American market.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 30 May 2024
Investigators believe the 41-year-old driver fired rounds at law enforcement once the SUV came to a stop.
—Andrea Klick, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2024
Prosecutors have said the teen stole his family’s SUV, took it for a joyride and led law enforcement on a chase before crashing into a car carrying Vital and Adalina.
—Michael McGough, Sacramento Bee, 25 May 2024
The sound of exploding airbags awoke a family of five recently as an SUV burned in the driveway of their Maryland home.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 25 May 2024
Shortly later, a woman believed to be driving the black car attempted to attack a man with a screwdriver, believed to be the driver of the SUV, according to news reports.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 20 May 2024
David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
Jeep is bringing its first electric vehicle to the U.S.
The automaker, on Thursday, debuted the Wagoneer S, a fully electric SUV that will go on sale in the U.S. and Canada later this year—and other worldwide markets in the following months.
—Carolyn Barber, Fortune, 31 May 2024
Design: As Elegant as Ever Mercedes-Benz has restyled the entire GLE SUV lineup for the 2024 model year.
—PCMAG, 30 May 2024
In New York today, Jeep unveiled its first fully electric SUV for the North American market.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 30 May 2024
Investigators believe the 41-year-old driver fired rounds at law enforcement once the SUV came to a stop.
—Andrea Klick, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2024
Prosecutors have said the teen stole his family’s SUV, took it for a joyride and led law enforcement on a chase before crashing into a car carrying Vital and Adalina.
—Michael McGough, Sacramento Bee, 25 May 2024
The sound of exploding airbags awoke a family of five recently as an SUV burned in the driveway of their Maryland home.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 25 May 2024
Shortly later, a woman believed to be driving the black car attempted to attack a man with a screwdriver, believed to be the driver of the SUV, according to news reports.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 20 May 2024
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