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rickshaw

[rik-shaw, -shah] / ˈrɪk ʃɔ, -ʃɑ /


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Every day by 9 a.m., she and her husband arrive on a cycle rickshaw from home with a gas stove and other paraphernalia and work until around 5 p.m.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

With the shelves of state-run shops glaringly empty and public transport drying up, Mipymes and the self-employed now dominate retail food sales and ferry people about -- by taxi, rickshaw and motorbike.

From Barron's Jun. 19, 2026

Those who must work - daily-wage labourers, rickshaw pullers, delivery riders - are coughing but still going out.

From BBC Nov. 19, 2024

“We will have a beautiful future, God willing,” said Mahmoud Mustafa, a rickshaw driver clutching a plastic food bowl.

From New York Times Jun. 5, 2024

Hugo stood motionless beside the greenhouse, still holding the rickshaw.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

Next to his shop is a parking lot for cycle rickshaws, another crisis-proof mode of transportation.

From Barron's Feb. 15, 2026

“Now most of us are doing work like driving rickshaws and taxis,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 22, 2025

Other measures include bans on engine-powered rickshaws and vendors that barbecue without filters.

From BBC Nov. 3, 2024

The sweet scent of food carts selling guava and bananas blends with blooming jasmine, burning incense, and the fragrant fumes of auto rickshaws driving by.

From Salon Oct. 14, 2024

Then everybody climbed into rickshaws, the younger children sitting next to their amahs.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan




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