commuter
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The more social approach, and my personal preference, is to huff and glare at the human foghorn—and try to catch the eye of a fellow pissed-off commuter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Major cities in the Newark division include Elizabeth, Morristown, Montclair, Newark, as well as smaller commuter towns such as Short Hills and Glen Ridge.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said: "We'll start getting rid of the dreaded 'ironing board seats' so passengers can enjoy comfier, more pleasant journeys on some of Britain's busiest commuter routes."
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
He found that doubling back on a commuter rail line could save 20 minutes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
And so I found myself, six days later, standing at our local airport watching a tin commuter plane containing Katz touch down and taxi to a halt on the tarmac twenty yards from the terminal.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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Long lines of stationary cars and buses were gridlocked on main roads as commuters sought alternative routes -- or even made their way on foot.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
But while there have long been punishments for MRT passengers caught eating onboard, for example, rules on buses were typically company policies enforced by drivers, who could ask commuters to alight.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Survivors, including tens of thousands of residents, non-emergency civil servants, commuters and students, have to display symptoms first.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
Keeping it up for an hour, next to civilian commuters who looked ready to climb onto the tracks themselves by Buena Park?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
Sauropod necks loomed over the rowhouses, carrying commuters back home after a long day grinding in Manhattan.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
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