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The last three movies have largely stuck to the rural Valley of Peace, so the filmmakers change it up this time and take Po and Zhen to an urban environment, Juniper City, packed with busy animals, rickshaws, and bulls as police officers (watch for a hilarious bull-in-a-jade-shop joke).
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Mark Kennedy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2024
The government has also imposed a ban on three-wheelers known as rickshaws and halted construction in certain areas to reduce the pollution levels.
—Reuters, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
The extreme pollution prompted Lahore officials to close primary schools for one week and place restrictions on barbecue restaurants, motorcycle rickshaws, and construction activities.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
The bomb, which was attached to a motorcycle, exploded near a motorized rickshaw that was carrying schoolchildren in Mastung, a district in Balochistan province, according to local police chief Fateh Mohammad.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Mark Kennedy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2024
The government has also imposed a ban on three-wheelers known as rickshaws and halted construction in certain areas to reduce the pollution levels.
—Reuters, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
The extreme pollution prompted Lahore officials to close primary schools for one week and place restrictions on barbecue restaurants, motorcycle rickshaws, and construction activities.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
The bomb, which was attached to a motorcycle, exploded near a motorized rickshaw that was carrying schoolchildren in Mastung, a district in Balochistan province, according to local police chief Fateh Mohammad.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rickshaw
Noun
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Hill jumped off of his vehicle and then ran to the presidential limousine amid gunfire.—
Virginia Chamlee,
People.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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The president was struck by a fatal headshot before Hill was able to make it to the limousine.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Alternatively, water taxis and ferries connect the island to the city, making multiple daily journeys.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Feb. 2025
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Here, water taxis and bike trails can lead you to charming shopping areas that are peppered with boutiques, galleries, and restaurants.—
Karla Walsh,
Southern Living,
1 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The measure also includes small changes to Houston's pedicab and jitney industries.—
Jay R. Jordan,
Chron,
17 May 2022
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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
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After a brief stint as a NYC taxi driver, Pete enrolled in law school and later went on to represent himself in a lawsuit against his former label.—
Liza Lentini,
SPIN,
21 Feb. 2025
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Tesla, Uber, and Lyft are showing their cards — and eyeing Texas as the new battleground for autonomous taxis.—
Quartz Staff,
Quartz,
16 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Using a lockable slide-out control panel on the side of the trailer, the owner drops the hydraulic legs to decouple the trailer from the tractor cab and lift the trailer wheels into the air.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Feb. 2025
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The 15-year-old boy was collared while entering the conductor’s cab of a No. 2 train at the Prospect Ave. station in Longwood around 4:45 a.m., an MTA spokesperson said.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Rickshaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rickshaw. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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