hitchhike
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While diving, he saw a shark with a remora—a fish which uses suction to hitchhike on larger species—attached to its body, and he had an idea.
From National Geographic • Oct. 23, 2023
Horsehair worms are born in water and use aquatic insects like mayflies to hitchhike to dry land, where they sit tight until they are eaten by terrestrial insects such as crickets or mantises.
From Science Daily • Oct. 19, 2023
The event's organisers arranged for buses to take people from the road to the nearby city of Reno - but some people say they had to pay for rides or hitchhike out of the area.
From BBC • Sep. 4, 2023
Joe had a job delivering groceries and would hitchhike home when done.
From Seattle Times • May 13, 2023
T. Ray would check the bus station, so Rosaleen and I would have to hitchhike.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
Vocabulary lists containing hitchhike
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