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passenger

[pas-uhn-jer] / ˈpæs ən dʒər /


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A lone taxi waits for a passenger in the city center.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Chilean-American Pascal said his character "just seemed like a person who is as much of a kind of passenger to his life as you are a passenger to his experience...as a viewer."

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

The turning point came in 1983 when a Soviet fighter shot down Korean Air Lines Flight 007 after the passenger jet mistakenly flew into Soviet airspace.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

In an interview with the BBC, one passenger described the moment he realised that something was wrong.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

“I finally tracked Saleem down. It took a while because he’d taken a passenger all the way to the hospital in town.”

From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins

The airport now expects to handle 70 million passengers this year, well below its prewar forecast of 99.5 million.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

After the Southern Bridge was attacked on Thursday, passengers described how dust from a blast wave entered their carriage through the ventilation system.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Several of the passengers themselves declined to talk about politics in interviews after their return, steering conversations toward the facts of the event and the extraordinary actions of those who intervened.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

A spokesperson for the firm said trains and stations are cleaned "thoroughly" so passengers can "travel safely and with confidence".

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

She introduced herself as Marla, and she ran a side business dropping off passengers while she cared for the Rio Wildlife Conservatory, run by Auntie North’s friend.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova




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