Definitions
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- adjective supplementing or replacing manual effort
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Examples
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Except in an emergency, it shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle, bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric power-assisted bicycle, or moped on the highways in the Commonwealth while using any wireless telecommunications device, whether handheld or otherwise.
Waldo Jaquith - Del. Howell’s conflicting mobile phone ban. 2008
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Given the proliferation of power-assisted bicycles, it's worth pondering at what point one is simply better off just purchasing a motorcycle or scooter.
Archive 2010-07-01 BikeSnobNYC 2010
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Given the proliferation of power-assisted bicycles, it's worth pondering at what point one is simply better off just purchasing a motorcycle or scooter.
Dubious Innovations: The "Curation" Is Worse Than the Disease BikeSnobNYC 2010
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It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a woman in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of power-assisted artificial limbs and a kick-ass fighting style.
Making Light: Rowling's being sued for plagiarism again 2010
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A gasoline power-assisted bicycle means never having to quit smoking.
Archive 2010-05-01 BikeSnobNYC 2010
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Given the proliferation of power-assisted bicycles, is it any wonder this whole "motorized doping" controversy has arisen?
Bearing Witness: Hitting From Behind BikeSnobNYC 2010
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Other fuel-saving measures include electric power-assisted steering, deceleration fuel shutoff, and a variable-displacement air conditioning compressor that helps to reduce drag and increase efficiency.
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A gasoline power-assisted bicycle means never having to quit smoking.
Code of Living: Choose Your Faithway BikeSnobNYC 2010
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Other fuel-saving measures include electric power-assisted steering, deceleration fuel shutoff, and a variable-displacement air conditioning compressor that helps to reduce drag and increase efficiency.
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Thoughts on "fastest human being non power-assisted"
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