bus
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The players are then expected to be received by King Felipe VI and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez before climbing aboard an open-top bus for a parade through central Madrid beginning at around 4:30 pm.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
Davis said the train that picked up stranded passengers ended in downtown Riverside, and Metrolink arranged for bus and Uber rides for people to get to their final destinations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
If doctors, pilots, bus and taxi drivers, restaurant and museum staff, journalists, police officers and even masseurs may work on Sundays, why not shop assistants?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Switching a diesel bus over to electric can save between $73,000 and $173,000 per unit over its lifetime in fuel and maintenance costs, in addition to cutting emissions.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
In front of the door stood a green city bus with soldiers occupying the rear seats.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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In Los Angeles, the school district is shifting to electric buses, a spokesperson said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
Diesel, which yields more energy than gasoline, is the fuel of choice for heavy-duty vehicles such as commercial trucks, school buses and farm machinery.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
The Wall Street Journal interviewed people who now ride Greyhound buses in Spirit’s absence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
After confirming the journey on a touchscreen, the vehicle merges into Beijing's dense traffic, navigating buses, cyclists, scooters and pedestrians with little hesitation.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
When they started calling buses, and Jeff went into the hall to his locker along with some other kids, Mrs. Tracy called me up to her desk.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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Long before cars were common and busses were running, residents still got around on the backs of their horse carts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
“What moderates are worried about is not just the ideas that he has run on like free busses and, you know, grocery stores, that kind of thing,” Bennett said.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2025
They have often targeted busses travelling to and from the capital.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2025
Local media pictures showed long queues of busses heading to the Torkham crossing where thousands of people waited for clearance and would likely spend night in open as the crossing closes at 9pm.
From Reuters ● Nov. 1, 2023
They went to Washington for protest marches, and Morrie often rode the busses with his students.
From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom
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In 2019, a self-described "caravan" of Americans bused to Canada to purchase cheaper insulin for type 1 diabetes - and to protest the costs in the US for the life-saving medication.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
When soldiers are returned to Russia, they are bused from Belarus, bordering Russia and Ukraine, where most exchanges occur.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025
Last September, before being bused to Eastern prison, I spent five days inside H Block.
From Slate ● May 19, 2025
In his first season, which ended with an MLS playoff appearance, players raved about his attention to even the smallest details, which included how well they bused their tables in the team cafeteria.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2024
The Drones and their guests were bused in two gaily colored buses.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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“Sound of Freedom” had church groups busing to theaters to watch the movie in hordes.
From Salon ● May 3, 2026
Working long hours doing a bit of everything—right down to busing tables—Meyer ate one at the end of almost every lunch shift.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
Daryl, 42, a self-described conservative, lived in several Southern communities as a child, including Charlotte, North Carolina, in the mid-1980s as the city wrestled with its court-ordered school busing program.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2025
Campaigning in the Wisconsin primary in Milwaukee one morning, I heard Carter espouse one position on school busing that seemed to please a predominately Black church congregation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2024
Diners were everywhere, and so were jobs making deliveries, washing dishes, or busing tables.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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So, I would spend summers being bussed out or sleeping out at cousins and grandparents and aunts and uncles’ houses to work on the farm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
Instead she was bussed over the border from Belarus into Lithuania with 51 other political prisoners.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2025
Instead, they were taken by military plane directly to Panama, did not go through customs upon arrival and were immediately detained in the hotel until they were bussed to the camp.
From Salon ● Mar. 3, 2025
She bussed tables at age 12, before education powered her to a career as a lawyer and entrepreneur, who started a company while still in her 20s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2024
My parents were about to exchange their brief Christmas kiss, the only time they bussed in front of us, when Mother remembered the presence of the minister and ducked her head in embarrassment.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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At times, Kansteiner says, she’ll find Velador in the dining room bussing tables to help because she knows the restaurant’s staff is overwhelmed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2025
That money's up to over $100 million today, but the point is that with all of the negotiations, all that prospecting, the guy that was bussing the table had the most money in the room.
From Salon ● May 18, 2024
In recent months, security forces began removing some migrants from the city, bussing them elsewhere and, migrants say, dumping some of them in the desert.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2023
Other cities that have received immigrants through bussing include Chicago, Denver, Philadelphia and Washington.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
I even like bussing tables in the restaurant, chatting with guests when I have a chance, and swapping stories with my coworkers.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
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