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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Read, 44, is accused of hitting her boyfriend John O’Keefe with her SUV and leaving him for dead in a snowstorm in 2022.
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David Matthews, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
Fort Worth police are investigating a fatal crash as a homicide after determining that a woman intentionally caused an SUV to wreck in a possible domestic violence incident.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Feb. 2025
It’s expected to be an SUV and pricing has not been announced.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 18 Feb. 2025
Copyright Case Come Into Focus Police said Marcus was driving the car, a blue Lamborghini SUV.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
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David Matthews, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
Fort Worth police are investigating a fatal crash as a homicide after determining that a woman intentionally caused an SUV to wreck in a possible domestic violence incident.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Feb. 2025
It’s expected to be an SUV and pricing has not been announced.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 18 Feb. 2025
Copyright Case Come Into Focus Police said Marcus was driving the car, a blue Lamborghini SUV.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
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“SUV.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SUV. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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