transit

Example Sentences

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The biggest effect probably will be felt in Los Angeles, which has an estimated 150 transit stops covered by the bill, according to the city’s preliminary assessment.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

New York's official emergency notification system did not describe the incident but said people should avoid the area and "expect traffic delays, road closures, mass transit disruptions & emergency personnel near Penn Station."

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

The Niger desert remains a major transit corridor for migrants from across West Africa trying to reach Europe, repeatedly defying the risks associated with the perilous journey.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Iraq’s proposed new routes, for example, would require not just new pipelines, but agreements with Jordan, Syria or Turkey over security, transit and export rights.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Chastened, they sailed on, but en route word reached them that Sumatra had fallen to the French and so they observed the transit inconclusively from the Cape of Good Hope.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson