minibus

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Recent Examples of minibus Flashback: Last year, the House and Senate were similarly at odds, and HHS wound up with a slight funding bump in the second minibus. Victoria Knight, Axios, 9 July 2024 Drivers honk in disapproval at seemingly never-ending traffic, police officers forcefully blow their whistles at pedestrians who cross the road too slowly, and minibus operators hurry people in and out of their vehicles, shouting their destinations above the din of traffic. Ayen Deng Bior, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 June 2024 Electric buses, smaller 15-seat minibuses, cars and motorbikes are popping up on the streets of the capital. Ella Nilsen, CNN, 17 Aug. 2024 Nurse then opened the door of the minibus and allegedly threw an explosive device into the driver's side window of the Verizon van, causing an explosion inside the vehicle, federal officials said. Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for minibus 
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Noun
  • In 2012 when a woman was raped and murdered on a bus, the nation was outraged and after a massive wave of protests there were some amendments to rape laws.
    Esha Mitra, CNN, 30 Nov. 2024
  • However, a specific itinerary is pre-arranged for the day, including stops at the brand’s facilities, and the train is only utilized in one direction (a bus is used for the other leg of the journey).
    Will McGough, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Authorities are continuing to search for two people believed to have been in a car that swerved off the side of a mountain road in Ventura County and rolled 1,000 feet down a cliff at 2 a.m. Sunday.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
  • My cat is constantly throwing up (same) and requires Hill’s Sensitive Skin and Stomach, which costs roughly as much as my car insurance every month.
    Molly Higgins, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Hoda Kotb has discovered another new perk to owning a minivan.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
  • My list is below, first cars, then trucks, finally utility vehicles — four SUVs and one minivan.
    Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The fact that there’s any disappointment around Iowa State is a testament to Matt Campbell, already the winningest coach in program history.
    The Athletic College Football, The Athletic, 8 Dec. 2024
  • At his Monday media session, the Texans coach placed the blame for linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair’s vicious forearm to the head of a defenseless Trevor Lawrence on the Jacksonville QB.
    Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 7 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The measure also includes small changes to Houston's pedicab and jitney industries.
    Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 17 May 2022
  • Keelboats, jitney cars, horseless carriages, street cars, a railroad train, fire engine, skyway and even the Adm. Joe Fowler Sternwheeler on the Rivers of America all serve as people-movers.
    Roger Simmons, orlandosentinel.com, 1 Oct. 2021
Noun
  • Applications Of Petroleum Petroleum fuels the engines of our civilization, from the hum of automobiles to the roar of jetliners soaring across the skies.
    Sahit Muja, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Eight train cars were derailed containing shipments of new automobiles, with some of the train cars striking the viaduct's support columns, the news release said.
    Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 17 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Troopers responded to a business on Providence Turnpike in Brooklyn around 5:20 a.m. on the report of an active larceny involving individuals in a white van with New Jersey license plates allegedly taking cooking oil from local restaurants, according to Connecticut State Police.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Nov. 2024
  • During this time, Segura attempted to escape by jumping out of the van, but the kidnappers recaptured her.
    Jordana Comiter, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Meanwhile, fans, mostly teenage girls (some carrying their schoolbooks), crowd the barriers at the Plaza Hotel, penetrate its halls, press their faces to the windows of the limousine carrying the band to the Sullivan show, and chase it down the street.
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Most of Jag’s efforts since Ford bought it in 1990 for $2.5 billion went in the other direction: seeking to build midsize and compact sport sedans that would sell in higher numbers than its traditional limousines.
    Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 9 Nov. 2024

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