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
Security Council vote on securing transit through the Strait of Hormuz was postponed; a French ship recently transited.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 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
At an event on Tuesday, Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke said that Iran’s ambassador to Malaysia had guaranteed tankers of the Southeast Asian country can transit the key energy shipping route without paying a fee.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
When he did finally lift it out, he saw that its crystal had been broken in transit.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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