as in taxi
an automobile that carries passengers for a fare usually determined by the distance traveled took a taxicab to the airport

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Recent Examples of taxicab The gunman then pedaled a bicycle through Central Park, took a taxicab to a bus station and then rode the subway to a train station before fleeing to Pennsylvania, authorities said. Mark Scolforo, arkansasonline.com, 20 Dec. 2024 Police later released a photo taken from a security camera inside a taxicab, which gave a clear image of the suspect’s eyes. Holly Yan, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024 He’s been operating taxicabs, Ubers, or Lyfts since 1995, and even helped organize a taxi workers’ strike in the late ’90s. Wired Staff, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2024 Once approved, WeGo will pay for up to six trips home per year via taxicab or rental car. Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 4 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for taxicab
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  • Based on the current taxi and ride-hailing car market, Bank of America estimates total demand for eVTOL air taxis could reach 200,000 units in the future.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 18 May 2025
  • But low pay for drivers isn’t fundamental to the business of taxi and food delivery work.
    Daniel Ocampo, Hartford Courant, 18 May 2025
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  • Aurora trucking, in their recent launch, was keeping a human in the back of the truck cab as well as having remote monitors.
    Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
  • There may well be even more cab drivers who have been targeted as part of the larger pattern.
    Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 15 May 2025

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“Taxicab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taxicab. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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