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commute

[kuh-myoot] / kəˈmjut /




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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

Two years of dictating that everyone commute into work on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays was hurting the morale as well as the productivity of many.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

“It’s blindingly, flashingly obvious that the more onerous the commute is, the lower the occupancy rates,” Quick said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

"It's just the most convenient way to commute from home to the station and back," says Keith Reed, who I speak to as he arrives at the station to catch a train to London.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Brand-new, it was located at 3932 Military Road in northwest Washington, making William’s commute much easier.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

He still commutes back to Bristol twice a week to play football and added he "catches the traffic in Chepstow but other than football I look to stay in the Forest as much as possible".

From BBC Aug. 8, 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

The benefits of hybrid work were particularly strong for women and people with longer commutes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 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

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

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

He and Lind commuted to the Valley from Redondo Beach, where they crashed on the floor of Lind’s brother’s place.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

At the conclusion of the chapter, after all the relevant evidence has been presented, the reader learns if the defendant was found guilty and whether Virginia’s governor commuted the judge’s sentence.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 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

People stayed at Ricardo’s house, at what was left of Amarante’s and Betita’s adobe, and some commuted from Sally’s in Dona Luz.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

From November last year until now, I spent $450 to power my EV for commuting, running errands and local trips.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 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

He's been based in a Times Square studio but one of his fellow podcasters Micah Richards has been commuting back and forth, external from the Big Apple to Salford to fulfil his BBC duties.

From BBC Jul. 17, 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

And he's at home with me and Mom for six days before he starts commuting to Batavia again.

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements




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