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
  • Make your own itinerary by choosing a couple stops, or book seats on a bus with the Uncorked Touring Company.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The ticket includes a bus tour behind the scenes at NASA, including the enormous Vehicle Assembly Building and Launch Complex 39’s Pad A and Pad B. Stops and schedules may be altered by spaceflight operations.
    Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Dec. 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
  • After Thompson exited his hotel across the street and walked to the Hilton for the investors conference, the shooter stepped onto the sidewalk from behind a car and shot the CEO in the back, Kenny said.
    Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 4 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Yes, Chrysler invented the minivan, but that was decades ago.
    Chris Isidore, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
  • This minivan feels lightweight and passes other cars on the highway with ease.
    Kristin Shaw, Forbes, 5 Dec. 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
  • The driver will have blood drawn for a sobriety test, which is standard protocol when an automobile accident results in death or serious injury.
    Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The tariffs, if implemented, could dramatically raise prices for American consumers on everything from gas to automobiles to agricultural products.
    Colleen Long and Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • During the summer, the family visited places like Alaska and the Yukon in their camper van, and the kids frequently set out alone to hike and rock climb.
    Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The light camper van will be available in both rear-wheel and all-wheel drive, powered by Mercedes' OM654 four-cylinder turbo-diesel.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The money was used for hotels, flights, limousines, and other personal and business dealings.
    Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024
  • To wit, an Octane 1984 Lincoln limousine once played its much older 1950s cousin on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel because the director needed the cast to be facing one another on board, a seating innovation that hadn’t yet been popularized during the show’s actual time period.
    Brett Berk, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024

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