cabby
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“A city has to move,” one cabby said.
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
Though he is considering reacquiring his medallion through a relief program the city created last year, he is not sure whether he will earn enough as a cabby to cover the cost.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2023
Mr. Simon, 61, a former cabby and parking-lot manager who immigrated from Haiti at 13 and started showing symptoms of schizophrenia in his 30s, will probably spend the rest of his life locked away.
From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2022
An Englishman and a cabby try to save an heiress from murder in Spain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2020
The third cabby looks at Alicia and says, "For you, fifty-five dollars—one-way. Okay?"
From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements
Robotaxis pose a fresh threat to London’s traditional cabbies, whose numbers have declined rapidly in recent years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
From the Southgate Centre, on the city’s southern edge, to the downtown financial district, it seemed as if everyone, from students and shopkeepers to cabbies and the cable guy, were wearing Oiler sweaters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2025
The big question is will black cabbies join Uber in big numbers?
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2023
Transit workers like train engineers, bus drivers, cabbies, and rideshare workers get passengers to the airport, while parking attendants and shuttle drivers help millions of others navigate arrival.
From Slate ● Dec. 17, 2022
“I’m sorry, the cabbies in this town are sharks,” he said in perfect English, without a trace of an accent.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
