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taxiing

  • present participle
    of taxi.
    taxi
    noun
    a taxicab.

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Delta Air Lines Flight 7 was taxiing for departure when its left wing clipped Air Canada Flight 785’s horizontal stabilizer at around 10:30 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

As their planes were taxiing, Trump announced that he would nominate Jay Clayton, a U.S. attorney and former Securities and Exchange Commission chairman, to the position permanently.

From Slate ● Jun. 13, 2026

Earlier Tuesday, an Ethiopian Airlines cargo aircraft went off the runway while taxiing coming to a standstill in the grass, the airport said in a statement, adding the incident was under investigation.

From Barron's ● Jan. 13, 2026

Two months before the ping pong match, Weiland had noticed an intense smell of engine oil as he was taxiing his Boeing 767 down the runway at Miami International Airport.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025

I can’t believe that school starts tomorrow and I’m taxiing down a runway in France.

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