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Recent Examples of automaticsAn exceptionally broad transmission lineup consists of the manual, six- and seven-speed dual-clutch automatics, an eight-speed automatic and a continuously variable automatic.—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025 An exceptionally broad transmission lineup consists of the manual, six- and seven-speed dual-clutch automatics, an eight-speed automatic and a continuously variable automatic.—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 11 Dec. 2025
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muskets
Noun
Flack, who was involved in the excavation, told Fox News Digital the most significant finds included three British gunflints from the Revolutionary War era, which were used to spark gunpowder in muskets.
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Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2026
This clandestine supply chain eventually provided thousands of muskets, field artillery and millions of pounds of gunpowder that made possible the 1777 victory at Saratoga and France’s subsequent formal alliance.
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Christopher Magra,
The Conversation,
7 Apr. 2026