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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

In sweltering heat at a fuel station, 24-year-old Tushar wielded a hammer as he fitted a Trump face cover to a three-wheeled rickshaw.

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

Mr Azghar said his brother used to drive an electric rickshaw.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2025

“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

In the line I saw a rickshaw with small flags, and next to it stood the boy with the wayward hair.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan

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

For days, huge columns of Palestinians have streamed southwards from Gaza City in donkey carts, rickshaws, vehicles strapped high with belongings, and on foot.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2025

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

We stood near the street, where rickshaws and trucks came and went.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan


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