jitney

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Recent Examples of jitney Batangas is a tough place to run: The roads don’t have shoulders; there are dogs everywhere; jitneys screech by. Nicholas Thompson, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025 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 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 Sharon Kay Penman was born on Aug. 13, 1945, in New York City and raised in Atlantic City, where her father, William J. Penman, waited tables and drove a jitney. Clay Risen, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Jan. 2021 On July 20, 1916, The Chronicle ran an editorial supporting a jitney bus ban from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day. Bill Van Niekerken, SFChronicle.com, 15 Jan. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jitney
Noun
  • Gonzalez said a summary of the incident did not indicate that any occupants, other than the driver, were on the bus at the time of the crash.
    Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026
  • The company has also added stations to inspect class six and eight commercial trucks and buses along with new cameras for interior inspections for all vehicles.
    Ed Garsten, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • Matt Miller, the ESPN NFL Draft analyst who shared last month on social media that his left arm was amputated following an automobile accident in southern Missouri, reportedly is being investigated by the state attorney general.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
  • This evolution has already occurred in sectors such as automobiles, batteries, telecommunications, and consumer electronics.
    Rainer Zitelmann, Fortune, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • Other changes cover self-driving car citations, school cellphone bans, all-gender restrooms and standardized food date labels.
    Ruyuan Li. Summary produced by AI assistance, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
  • Its biggest change is the introduction of the BMW i3, a fully electric version of the car.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • Russian drones also hit a passenger minibus in the southern city of Zaporizhzhia, killing three and wounding six, including a child, Zelensky said on social media.
    Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • About half an hour later, a minibus with Moldovan license plates slammed into a truck that stopped on the highway following the first accident.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 June 2026
Noun
  • The collision sent Bowie careening into a minivan parked nearby.
    Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026
  • For many buyers, SUVs have replaced the compact sedan or minivan because the broad SUV segment meets a wide range of needs and comes in various sizes.
    Beth Livesay, AJC.com, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • The City, for example, includes the German President Paul von Hindenburg, passing by in a motorcar, as well as circus folk and Roma and a regal Turkish mousetrap salesman who might have been painted by Goya.
    Max Norman, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
Noun
  • The memo also addressed aftermarket auto parts and would supersede the ability of the California Air Resources Board to evaluate parts that affect vehicle emissions.
    Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
  • The Steering Column is a weekly consumer auto column from Cox Automotive.
    Chris Teague, AJC.com, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • The trade comes after years of uncertainty surrounding Milwaukee's direction following the departure of championship-winning head coach Mike Budenholzer in 2023 and caps a steady decline that culminated in the Bucks missing the 2026 playoffs.
    Alejandro Avila, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026
  • University of Michigan men's basketball coach Dusty May is leaving for the Dallas Mavericks head coaching job, two sources confirmed to CBS News Texas Monday morning.
    Paula Wethington, CBS News, 22 June 2026

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“Jitney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jitney. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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