free ride

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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

Djokovic got a free ride into the Musetti showdown when rising Czech star Jakub Mensik pulled out injured, giving the 38-year-old Serb an extra day's rest.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

How many think that joy ride will be a free ride, like a bonus code at the casino?

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

The service, which provides fans a free ride between Union Station and Dodger Stadium, “will be running per usual,” Metro senior director of communications Missy Colman said Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 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