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pirata
 n.— «Some employers have sent minivans to pick up domestics stuck at home or at bus stops. Many bus and rail commuters have turned to taxi pirata.» —“Worker Unsolidarity” by Kenneth Noble Newsday Nov. 9, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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