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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

Smith says she doesn't notice it in her Devon community, but it's something she's observed on the commute between Plymouth and London.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

“Spotify lives across your whole day — the commute, the workout, studying, gaming, the dinner table, and sleep. At our scale, that is rare.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 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

They would have preferred that I live at home and commute to school, but I wanted to live on campus.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana

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

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

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

Juries deliberated and judges delivered sentences, some of which were commuted by the state’s governors.

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

This means their death sentences will be commuted to life imprisonment after two years, without the possibility of sentence reduction or parole, Xinhua reports.

From BBC May 7, 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

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

But smaller retailers still appear to be promoting e-scooters for commuting or riding in towns and cities.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

The stars of international soccer were mostly earmarked for greatness by their early teens, back when Undav was still commuting to the factory.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

Reston is situated within easy commuting distance of downtown Washington.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston




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