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The last three movies have largely stuck to the rural Valley of Peace, so the filmmakers change it up this time and take Po and Zhen to an urban environment, Juniper City, packed with busy animals, rickshaws, and bulls as police officers (watch for a hilarious bull-in-a-jade-shop joke).
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Mark Kennedy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2024
The government has also imposed a ban on three-wheelers known as rickshaws and halted construction in certain areas to reduce the pollution levels.
—Reuters, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
The extreme pollution prompted Lahore officials to close primary schools for one week and place restrictions on barbecue restaurants, motorcycle rickshaws, and construction activities.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
The bomb, which was attached to a motorcycle, exploded near a motorized rickshaw that was carrying schoolchildren in Mastung, a district in Balochistan province, according to local police chief Fateh Mohammad.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Mark Kennedy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2024
The government has also imposed a ban on three-wheelers known as rickshaws and halted construction in certain areas to reduce the pollution levels.
—Reuters, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
The extreme pollution prompted Lahore officials to close primary schools for one week and place restrictions on barbecue restaurants, motorcycle rickshaws, and construction activities.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
The bomb, which was attached to a motorcycle, exploded near a motorized rickshaw that was carrying schoolchildren in Mastung, a district in Balochistan province, according to local police chief Fateh Mohammad.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Hill, who was seen in film footage of the assassination scrambling across the back of the presidential limousine to reach the president and his wife, Jacqueline, had died peacefully at home, the family said in a statement.—
Bill Trott,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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When the limousine entered the hospital grounds, Mr. Hill removed his suit coat and placed its lining around the president’s head, covering his gruesome wounds.—
Richard Goldstein,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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Cherry blossom water taxi Another fun way to see the flowers (and get around) is by boat on the Potomac Water Taxi, which stops at the National Harbor, Alexandria, the Wharf, and Georgetown on an hour-long (one-way) ride along the Potomac (from $22).—
Jessie Beck,
AFAR Media,
3 Mar. 2025
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Alternatively, water taxis and ferries connect the island to the city, making multiple daily journeys.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Feb. 2025
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The measure also includes small changes to Houston's pedicab and jitney industries.—
Jay R. Jordan,
Chron,
17 May 2022
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Keelboats, jitney cars, horseless carriages, street cars, a railroad train, fire engine, skyway and even the Adm. Joe Fowler Sternwheeler on the Rivers of America all serve as people-movers.—
Roger Simmons,
orlandosentinel.com,
1 Oct. 2021
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The settlement, reached over the weekend, marks the conclusion of a legal labyrinth that began in 2006 when taxi driver Jonathan Nnebe sued the TLC for summarily suspending his license following an arrest.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2025
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The hit sitcom, which ran from 1978 to 1982, focused on a group of taxi drivers working for the fictional Sunshine Cab Company.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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Danza portrayed Tony Banta, an Italian-American who worked as a cab driver and boxer.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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DeVito’s character was Louie De Palma, the dispatcher and supervisor of the cab drivers.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Rickshaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rickshaw. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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