commute
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A high-rise building in Manhattan was at risk of collapse after columns buckled and floors sagged, officials said Tuesday, prompting an emergency response during the rush-hour commute.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Another perceived benefit of remote work has been that eliminating a daily commute gives employees more free time to balance their personal responsibilities with their professional ones.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 27, 2026
It’s an excellent option for your commute home or, in my case, evening dog walk.
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2026
All of the 26 Iranian players were granted visas to play, but they will be forced to commute from Mexico.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026
“You take that eight hundred dollars and commute your claim. No more fences. No more backbreaking work.”
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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Navigation apps might point out the coolest commutes as well as the fastest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Yet the spread of work-from-home abilities has been a win for people with disabilities, workers with young families or people with long commutes, said Bloom.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
A few of the growing, old industrial cities with generally cheaper housing and lengthy commutes include Manchester and Nashua, the biggest cities in no-income-tax New Hampshire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
On the programme one woman said she was "pretty confident" about her holiday to Mallorca this summer but was worried about the potential increases in costs as she commutes to London every fortnight for work.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
Insofar as the poor have to work near the dwellings of the rich—as in the case of so many service and retail jobs—they are stuck with lengthy commutes or dauntingly expensive housing.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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Four years later, an overwhelming majority of California voters approved Proposition 36, reversing a 2014 change that had commuted some nonviolent felonies to misdemeanors.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
The sentence was commuted to life in prison last June, after Vietnam abolished the death penalty for a range of crimes.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
Last week, Polis tried to quietly announce that he had commuted her nine-year prison sentence, but the news immediately caught fire.
From Slate ● May 21, 2026
In 2024, the judiciary commuted Zanjani’s death sentence to 20 years in prison, saying he had cooperated in returning the assets he owed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
Christine commuted from Portsmouth for a short time before moving her family to Hampton after Sue Wilder tipped her off on a house for rent in her neighborhood.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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Another said its products "for commuting" were a "smart choice for daily travel needs".
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
“That hour saved from commuting could have been replaced with more time working,” said Glassdoor’s Martin.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 27, 2026
Greg Keogh couldn’t stand commuting, office attire and feeling depleted at the end of a workday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
At this World Cup, Team Melli has been subjected to shifting travel restrictions and uncertainty unlike the other 47 teams, spending the tournament commuting between Southern California and its base in Tijuana.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
Each wife would swap every two weeks, commuting back and forth from the rural areas with her children.
From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda
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