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commute

[kuh-myoot] / kəˈmjut /




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The goal, he said, is for Ionna to become a “network of choice” that consumers can rely on for their daily commute, as well as for road trips.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

At the time, Ortega and her parents rented a small apartment in Los Angeles rather than making the lengthy commute from La Quinta each day.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

She tries to stay awake during her commute to uni but admits sometimes "dosing off a bit"

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

He will remain based in Miami and commute to Menlo Park and San Francisco.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Excited, he jumped in his car and drove around Montgomery to inspect other buses during the morning commute.

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose

“We’re proud to invest directly in this connectivity to make everyday commutes easier and more affordable,” the company said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

It will also start to feel a little chillier overnight with temperatures down to 8-12C - meaning those on early commutes to work or school might need to start donning extra layers.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Street signs boast of "generations of Egyptian-Chinese friendship flowing like the Nile River", while residents have been warned to plan for substantial traffic delays on their commutes.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

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

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

He later served time in prison, pleading guilty to wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and other charges, but President Donald Trump commuted his sentence in October 2025.

From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026

Santos was sentenced to just over seven years in prison, but Trump commuted his sentence last year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

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

His sentence was later commuted to life in prison and then reduced to fourteen years.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Last year, Tennessee's Supreme Court ruled Pike had not shown circumstances that would justify commuting her sentence.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Diesel prices have reached a new record, likely making everything from grocery shopping to commuting to work more expensive.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

Nearby developments valued at more than 11 billion ringgit could benefit from stronger pedestrian traffic, cross-border commuting, retail spending and property demand, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

I’d taken a temporary job building out a marketing team, commuting to L.A. every Sunday through Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

The parlor car, packed with businessmen behind their newspapers, commuting homeward after their workdays, was electric with Malcolm X’s presence.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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