transit

Example Sentences

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Metro kiosk, which offers the supposed convenience of paying public transit fare to a machine.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

“Throughout this time Metro’s essential rail and bus service has continued to run uninterrupted, as have our vital transit safety and security systems.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

In a small number of cases, ships have paid to transit, with the going rate quoted at up to $2 million in Chinese yuan for a very large crude carrier, Raanan said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

The last shipment of jet fuel in transit from the Middle East to the UK is due to arrive this week, according to data firm Vortexa.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

As well as his stellar cataloguing, Halley had observed a transit of Mercury across the face of the Sun while he was in St Helena.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin