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jitney

noun

Definition of jitney

as in bus

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Recent Examples of jitney The measure also includes small changes to Houston's pedicab and jitney industries. — Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 17 May 2022 Simon Berry started a jitney service that catered to Greenwood's Black community, who were barred from using White taxi services. — Jazmin Goodwin, CNN, 16 May 2021 The seed for Lyft was planted when Logan Green, a California university student, saw jitney buses picking up passengers in Zimbabwe. — Daniel Yergin, WSJ, 23 Apr. 2021 There is a motif of animals transported on vehicles, such as a placid duck riding in the back of a jitney and a nervous sheep in a cage being hauled by a tractor. — Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2018

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Noun

And this year, the district has a new camera program on all buses.

— Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
And while the Falcons were forced to head to their buses sooner than anticipated, their hour-plus practice brought multiple explosive plays from running back Bijan Robinson and another glimpse at key position battles.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of bus

Noun

The online automobile search engine found that the price of a three-year-old 911 has risen from $132,369 to $230,273, or $97,904 over the last seven years.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2026
Fueled by a 53% drop in motor vehicle theft and a 37% decrease in theft from automobiles, there has been 23% less property crime in DC from 2026 to 2025, according to police data.

— Mike Stunson, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of automobile

Noun

The group of officers included at least two plainclothes officers wearing bulletproof vests, who arrived in an unmarked car shortly before the shooting.

— Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
If approved, the legislation would extend exemptions to class cars built between 1976 and 1985 that are used primarily for exhibition purposes and have limited use on public roadways.

— Darrielle Fair, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of car

Noun

His spirit becomes tied to the very minibus that killed him, traveling through Maputo day after day among passengers carrying their hopes, grief, and exhaustion.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026
When he is killed by a speeding minibus when trying to help her, flowers begin to bloom within the vehicle.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of minibus

Noun

State police said Guerette was removed from his vehicle for safety reasons before troopers searched the minivan, allegedly finding a loaded 9mm handgun in a box, which was seized by police.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
Atlanta News First reported that Tobon Henao allegedly threw the kittens from her minivan while driving in the city of Brookhaven, citing local police.

— Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of minivan

Noun

The late 1880s brought the motorcar, which used railway-style oil lamps.

— Matthew MacConnell, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026
Lucky for people living in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, there are plenty of free things to do with fathers this upcoming weekend from free swimming to a classic motorcar gathering and surprising activities in between.

— Carly Sauvageau, USA Today, 18 June 2026

Definition of motorcar

Noun

Nevada has the service industry unions because of Las Vegas; Michigan has the auto industry and associated manufacturing support industries; Virginia is home to more federal workers than any other state.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Another 9-10 minutes later, and my auto-map was back to looking how it was supposed to.

— Joe Salas August 14, New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of auto

Noun

In a memo sent to team presidents, general managers and coaches Friday, WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert advised the league’s leaders on their approach to the topic of transgender participation in women’s sports.

— Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
Tom Brady was winding down his Tampa Bay tenure, and Todd Bowles was coming off his first season as head coach.

— Abby DiSalvo, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026

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