commute
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University professor Oh Ji-hye for years walked past the village without going inside, opting instead for AI readings during her commute.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Most days on my commute, I am treated to the contents of strangers' phones.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Deal, N.J., draws wealthy New Yorkers looking for a quick commute and upscale living.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
The response from emergency workers during the Friday morning commute blocked traffic on the bridge that connects Boyle Heights and the Arts District.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
The quick commute was one of the small graces they could appreciate, as it gave them just that little bit of extra time after the quitting horn sounded.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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Years into trying different carrots and sticks, many companies are finding out that they need to offer more than free donuts to get employees to embrace long commutes in places like Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
The 33 year old, who lives in Surrey, told BBC Your Voice that he uses his car to get around where he lives, and commutes on the train to London for work.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
A soloist in Ukraine’s national choir, she now commutes to work in the city and visits the neighborhood to shop for groceries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Caleb Tutt's life looks much like that of many Gen Z professionals in London - rent, student debt and a routine shaped by commutes and convenience food.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
There might even be time to enjoy it all, now that they had ten-minute commutes by bus as opposed to ninety-minute treks by train and on foot.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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Suu Kyi, now 81, was moved to house arrest later that month after Min Aung Hlaing said he had commuted the rest of her sentence.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
Habtom acknowledged he had "made a mistake without knowing it" and hoped that his sentence could be commuted to prison time.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
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
Until recently, most commuted to work in New York, which has been enhancing its own tax-credit program.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
Her sentence of death was once more commuted to transportation, this time for life.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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Yu says he came up with the app after struggling with commuting in the heat.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
His father, a lawyer, bought a flat close to both the high court and Kahaan's school, commuting between the two cities while Kahaan lived with his mother Veena and younger brother Rihaan.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
Democratic Rep. Frank Pallone of New Jersey said commuting habits have changed and far fewer school children walk to school, according to a Reuters report.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Fiat is positioning it for use in resorts and neighborhoods or for commuting, noting that many golf-cart owners buy those vehicles today for use outside of a course.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
There wasn’t a better place for me to be as a young mother with a commuting husband than home in White Sulphur.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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