taxi

Plus, JetBlue’s fare shuffle and a Paris airport taxi scam.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

He was formally condemned by fellow councillors for running up thousands of dollars in phone calls and taxi charges for personal use while claiming them as council expenses.

From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026

Alex asked for a phone charger and cash for a taxi home, but was denied.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

Mohammed, a local taxi driver and Ceuta resident, said he believed that many of the migrants were deciding to return to Morocco because they expected better conditions in the enclave.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

“You have to give me the name of a specific taxi service,” she said.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

Drivers and passengers of private cars, buses and taxies entering or exiting Changchun must present negative tests for the coronavirus taken within the past 48 hours.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 9, 2022

Did a similar trip a few years ago but took local jitney's, buses, trains, taxies, even a small plane.

From New York Times ● Dec. 13, 2016

Shifting some of the load to third party services such as Uber, Lyft or taxies would help reduce some of the load placed on already-burdened emergency service providers.

From The Verge ● Jul. 17, 2016

In Lagos, there were motorcycle taxies that could zip through the traffic jams.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 16, 2016

All the taxies were hired, all going downtown.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

Fires engulfed dozens of cars, including informal taxis in which some had arrived the previous day.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

Many commuters had problems getting to work as those whose phones were not charged had difficulty paying for transport - and in some cases ordering taxis via apps such as Uber.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

It has promised to operate the taxis in Los Angeles in time for the 2028 Olympic Games, though some experts doubt how realistic that timeline is.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

Navigating a temporary injury made our Retirement Rookies columnists realize that the quality of their “go-slow” years will depend on alternative transportation—from autonomous taxis to the bus to a walk around town.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

“Do my taxis have Removalists painted on the doors? Do I look like a charity to you?”

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

"The flight safely landed and taxied to the gate," they added.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

First, as the team charter taxied to the runway, a fuel pump alert came on in the cockpit, forcing the aircraft to return to its gate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2025

The last was in July 2023, when a colleague complained of an acrid or vomit-like smell and was struggling to breathe as their aircraft taxied down the runway.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2025

As Air Force Two taxied for takeoff bound for Germany, Vice President Kamala Harris made her way through the plane handing out heart-shaped Valentine’s Day cookies.

From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2024

It was in the lowest spirits that he taxied across to his work at the Conditioning Centre.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

As their planes were taxiing, Trump announced that he would nominate Jay Clayton, a U.S. attorney and former Securities and Exchange Commission chairman, to the position permanently.

From Slate ● Jun. 13, 2026

Two months before the ping pong match, Weiland had noticed an intense smell of engine oil as he was taxiing his Boeing 767 down the runway at Miami International Airport.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025

Analysts are comfortable that Joby’s business is taxiing toward takeoff, but its pricey multiple has tipped Wall Street’s average rating to a Sell.

From Barron's ● Dec. 1, 2025

"Without the taxiing call being received, the pilot of the inbound helicopter, who was likely focusing on their landing site, had no trigger to reassess the status of the departing helicopter as a collision risk."

From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2025

But a group of Yak fighters was taxiing along the runway.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

And taxying to Teano's, I told him in a few words what a mess I'd made of things.

From Lord John in New York by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)

We were getting near the aerodrome, on which, to my great relief, a machine was "taxying" towards the hangars.

From 'Green Balls' The Adventures of a Night-Bomber by Bewsher, Paul

Out through the open doorway Reade sent the airplane "taxying" or running along the ground.

From Uncle Sam's Boys with Pershing's Troops Dick Prescott at Grips with the Boche by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)

Bob had been taxying about slowly since landing, in order to keep the engine going and the propeller slowly revolving.

From The Radio Boys with the Revenue Guards by Breckenridge, Gerald

He had to jump out of the way as the "taxying" airplane bore down on him.

From Uncle Sam's Boys with Pershing's Troops Dick Prescott at Grips with the Boche by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)