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commuter

[kuh-myoo-ter] / kəˈmju tər /
NOUN
daily traveler, usually for work
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The first time I recall feeling old was on a commuter train headed home from the office a few years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

He found that doubling back on a commuter rail line could save 20 minutes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

Local resident Matthew Quinn, a 19-year-old former member of the Scottish Youth Parliament, says Gournock has embraced its future as a commuter town and believes other parts of Inverclyde should follow suit.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

The fight revolves around a one-mile stretch of Forest Lawn Drive — a commuter route linking the Valley and Hollywood — and the main road serving Forest Lawn-Hollywood Hills and Mount Sinai Memorial Park.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

The two of them had been standing for hours in the chilly fog, watching the commuter traffic on Highway 24.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

The city has for decades been a bedroom community for commuters to the East Bay Area and San José.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 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

The house, which has fascinated generations of commuters, was built in 1963 by Sam Harkleroad, a tinkerer who dotted Marin County with unconventional dwellings before he died in 1993.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 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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