an automobile that carries passengers for a fare usually determined by the distance traveled
couldn't hail a taxi so I had to run in the rain to make my appointment
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Recent Examples of taxi
Noun
In 2021, Mamdani engaged in a hunger strike to alleviate the loans that plague many New York City taxi drivers.—Zahir Janmohamed, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 June 2025 In a statement to NBC News, city hall officials said regular taxi and water transports would continue during the wedding festivities, which are reportedly set to begin June 24.—Molly Hunter, NBC news, 16 June 2025
Verb
United Airlines jetliners taxi down a runway for departure from Denver International Airport on May 23, 2025.—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025 One person was arrested after a Hawaiian Airlines flight was diverted off the tarmac while taxiing prior to departure from the San Diego International Airport over a possible bomb threat onboard.—Nick Butler, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for taxi
And Lyft is slated to launch its own self-driving cab service in Dallas, Texas, sometime in 2026.
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New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 June 2025
Musk appears to be on the verge of making his robotaxi vision a reality with a test run of a small squad of self-driving cabs in Austin, Texas, that began Sunday.
Later that afternoon, Raymond chauffeured us around the rest of Rurutu, pointing out dozens of species of fruit trees.
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Brianna Randall,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
Then there are the cars that accidentally drive onto the transit system’s property by tailing close behind the Teslas that are used to chauffeur passengers underground.
With deep industry experience, a sharp eye for inefficiency, and a product grounded in reality, Johnson isn’t just riding the creator economy wave.
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Geri Stengel,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
Former President Joe Biden's DOJ, riding a wave of anti-corporatism on the left, proposed a far-reaching set of remedies that strayed well beyond the original case.
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