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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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

At the same time, her salary has gone up 22% after she changed jobs, and her commute has gone down from a 15-minute drive to one of just one minute.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

But instead of working from home, she now had to commute to an office in the Treasury Annex, a block away from the White House.

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

Whitesides said creating high-paying local jobs is a major priority, as members of his district have some of the longest commutes in the country.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

“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

On weekdays, their parents left their apartments soon after dawn for their long commutes to work.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John

Pike's legal team had filed the clemency petition earlier this month, requesting that her death sentence be commuted to life in prison.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

For example, Jason Galanis, who pled guilty to defrauding the Oglala Sioux Nation, had paid just over $2 million of his $80 million restitution before his sentence was commuted and the restitution erased in 2025.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

We couldn’t afford to buy there, so I commuted by ferry for years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 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

She commuted two hours a day, three days a week, to her first year of university classes.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby

Tammy Gerber of local campaign group Buses4Us said the difference between capped and uncapped fares could run to £1,200 a year for someone commuting five days a week in the county.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

"Public transport is a shared space, and every commuter has a part to play in ensuring a gracious and pleasant commuting environment," said Singapore's LTA.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Julie Whelan, CBRE’s head of U.S. occupier research, said more commuting is likely in the coming months.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 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

Nancy and Jerry had bought the Victorian house not long after they had been assigned to Fort Detrick, which was nearby, within easy commuting distance.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston




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