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rickshaw

[rik-shaw, -shah] / ˈrɪk ʃɔ, -ʃɑ /


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Every day by 9 a.m., she and her husband arrive on a cycle rickshaw from home with a gas stove and other paraphernalia and work until around 5 p.m.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

"Some of their parents are rickshaw pullers, labourers, or tea vendors... Some cannot afford it and quit football. I feel like quitting too every time I see a girl leaving the game."

From Barron's Mar. 2, 2026

Those who must work - daily-wage labourers, rickshaw pullers, delivery riders - are coughing but still going out.

From BBC Nov. 19, 2024

“We will have a beautiful future, God willing,” said Mahmoud Mustafa, a rickshaw driver clutching a plastic food bowl.

From New York Times Jun. 5, 2024

As she listened Naima caught sight of an old-fashioned rickshaw.

From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins

Next to his shop is a parking lot for cycle rickshaws, another crisis-proof mode of transportation.

From Barron's Feb. 15, 2026

“Now most of us are doing work like driving rickshaws and taxis,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 22, 2025

The sweet scent of food carts selling guava and bananas blends with blooming jasmine, burning incense, and the fragrant fumes of auto rickshaws driving by.

From Salon Oct. 14, 2024

However, the oxcart today is on the brink of disappearance with tractors and motorized rickshaws increasingly replacing the older technology.

From Seattle Times Apr. 7, 2024

He was trying to find passengers while other rickshaws sat idle.

From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins




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