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commuter

[kuh-myoo-ter] / kəˈmju tər /
NOUN
daily traveler, usually for work
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Eventually, he said, he was contributing weekly columns to Sp!ts, a free commuter newspaper in Amsterdam, chronicling his growing infatuation with the sport.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

Overall, they show overcrowding on commuter trains serving major English and Welsh cities fell slightly, for the first time since 2020, due to an increase in capacity.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Elsewhere, Tokyo commuter town Inzai already has at least 10 data centres including one used by Google, but residents have launched legal action against a proposed new facility.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

But now, when the clock shows 5:29 a.m., the station transforms back to a commuter hub, and Mysnyk returns to her day job.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

I’m pretty sure one of them is a twin-engine commuter.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King

E-scooters remain popular with the commuters in the city, where narrow roads can become congested.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

Its secret formula, the city says, is embracing businesses, helping the homeless and keeping streets clean, to make downtown a go-to destination for more shoppers, diners and commuters.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

He began hauling chairs and a stack of conversation prompts to parks across New York, inviting commuters, dog walkers and tourists to sit down and talk.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

New concourses, expanded corridors and improved passenger facilities have reshaped the transit hub, which serves hundreds of thousands of commuters and travelers each day and remains the busiest rail station in the United States.

From Salon Jul. 25, 2026

The train was packed with rush hour commuters.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti




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