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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Noun
Espresso machines hiss, taxi drivers honk and crowds swell under intermittent clouds strafing the Vatican — which this week feels like the center of the universe.—Nbc News, NBC news, 7 May 2025 Israel’s citizen-soldiers are doctors and taxi drivers, university students and high-tech workers, new parents and small-business owners.—Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 7 May 2025
Verb
An American Airlines plane caught fire at Denver International Airport while taxiing to the gate after landing Thursday evening — forcing passengers to evacuate onto the plane's wing, video from the scene shows.—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025 Flight attendants felt 'fear, terror, shock and physical pain' following incident
Upon landing and taxiing to the gate, the flight crew asked all passengers to remain seated, the complaint reads.—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for taxi
Another itinerary allows cyclists to watch the pros race the Strade Bianchi, then ride the course the following day.
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Jen Murphy,
Outside Online,
13 May 2025
However, when a bootlegger is seen as simply trying to ride others’ success in a self-serving manner, community support quickly wanes, and job opportunities for the bootlegger can even dry out.
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London School of Economics,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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