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
  • Metro Transit is seeing strong ridership in corridors with bus rapid transit service, according to Kerr.
    Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Earlier in August, two bus accidents in northeast and southwest Pakistan killed at least 34 people.
    Reuters, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Arizona Republic Glendale police arrested two men suspected of following a man who withdrew $50,000 in cash to buy a truck before the money was grabbed from the car while the man was talking with the seller.
    Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
  • And MoneyGram Haas is showcasing its 2024 display car amongst other memorabilia at the Cosmopolitan.
    Kanika Talwar, WWD, 21 Nov. 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
  • Longtime collegiate head coach Lynne Roberts enters into the spotlight as the Sparks’ new coach, making the leap to the WNBA with the mission of revitalizing a franchise coming off its worst season in history.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Sho Dewan is a career coach, content creator, and the CEO & founder of Workhap.
    Sho Dewan, Forbes, 22 Nov. 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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“Minibus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minibus. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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