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passenger

[pas-uhn-jer] / ˈpæs ən dʒər /


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As a result—and this is a figure the government would rather ignore—high-speed rail passenger numbers rose by approximately 69% between 2019 and 2025, while spending on network repairs and maintenance increased by a mere 18.3%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

In one notorious case a taxi driver was jailed because a passenger reported what he had said while riding in his cab.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

“Our priority now is getting this system safely and reliably into passenger service,” the mayor’s office said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

The strike at the Dnipro train station hit a platform "where a regular commuter train and a regular passenger train were standing", Zelensky said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

Then, as if the Sputnik satellite wasn’t frightening enough, just one month later the Russians launched Sputnik 2, which carried a dog as a passenger.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

A U.S. cruise ship on a three-year voyage has suspended its journey in Cambodia due to high fuel costs, forcing hundreds of passengers to disembark.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

More airlines are looking to add the SpaceX-owned satellite internet to their fleets as passengers clamor for fast and reliable wifi/

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Flight logs show Mountbatten-Windsor and Maxwell flew from Luton to Edinburgh on Epstein's private jet with two other passengers on 1 September 2006.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Some airlines are chomping at the bit to link up with Elon Musk’s SpaceX, as passengers clamor for access to quick and reliable in-flight wifi.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

But in emergency situations, a coast guard helicopter crew risks their own lives to save the passengers of a sinking ship.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein


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