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have hitchhiked

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“Once you have hitchhiked across Africa with ten bucks in your pocket, starting a business doesn’t seem too intimidating,” he told Time magazine.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 16, 2026

If not a direct zoonotic spillover, the virus could have hitchhiked a ride to Wuhan on a laboratory worker collecting samples in caves.

From Washington Post Oct. 11, 2021

The beetles’ initial proximity to the airport suggests they may have hitchhiked on cargo planes, but multiple routes are possible including overland shipments of agricultural products.

From Seattle Times Jan. 10, 2021

Certainly life exists on Mars today — the microbes that have hitchhiked from Earth.

From New York Times Oct. 5, 2015

Photograph: John Slater/Getty Images I am one of the 12% of 25- to 32-year-olds who have hitchhiked.

From The Guardian Aug. 13, 2011