transit
Example Sentences
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The transit technique, which is expected to uncover roughly 100,000 worlds, is particularly effective at detecting large, extremely hot planets.
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026
To navigate the strait, some ships stay in contact with U.S. military officials, who use radar, drones and other tools to monitor traffic and help them transit safely.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
The strait is the most critical energy transit chokepoint in the world, with about 20% of the global oil flows passing through the narrow waterway that borders Iran.
From MarketWatch • May 30, 2026
“These revenues fund vital programs, promote climate resilience, clean transit and transportation, and public health, especially in the most heavily exposed frontline communities.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
Although we know that the chemicals have almost certainly undergone change during the long period of transit, we do not know whether the altered chemical is more toxic than the original or less.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Vocabulary lists containing transit
Geography and World Regions
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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This Week in Words: Current Events Vocab for May 1–May 7, 2021
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