free ride
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But because Erle wasn’t getting a free ride and he didn’t want to take on student-loan debt, he had to work.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
It’s had a free ride in a sense.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
Arnold Irinco was part of a line of commuters on Thursday morning who were queuing up for a free ride provided by the government.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
Early on, the kids learned there’s no such thing as a free ride.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2025
At one river that had a bridge across it, we heard a passenger vehicle in the distance and decided to get out of the water and see if we could catch a free ride.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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