commuter
noun
com·mut·er
kə-ˈmyü-tər 
1
: a person who commutes (as between a suburb and a city)
2
: a small airline that carries passengers relatively short distances on a regular schedule
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If a train stalls in one of the three remaining tubes, thousands of commuters will be late.
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Larry Penner, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
For comparison’s sake, commuters in Los Angeles rack up 88 hours, with Bostonians losing 79 hours per year to traffic congestion.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
Moovit’s 2024 Global Public Transport Report shows Toronto has the second-worst commute time in Canada and the U.S., with commuters spending an average of fifty-five minutes travelling one way.
—Ankit Mishra, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
The taxes themselves will go toward repairing New York City’s subway system, and New York officials hope the program will reduce rush hour traffic for commuters by funneling some motorists toward public transportation options.
—Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Jan. 2025
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Larry Penner, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
For comparison’s sake, commuters in Los Angeles rack up 88 hours, with Bostonians losing 79 hours per year to traffic congestion.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
Moovit’s 2024 Global Public Transport Report shows Toronto has the second-worst commute time in Canada and the U.S., with commuters spending an average of fifty-five minutes travelling one way.
—Ankit Mishra, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
The taxes themselves will go toward repairing New York City’s subway system, and New York officials hope the program will reduce rush hour traffic for commuters by funneling some motorists toward public transportation options.
—Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Commuter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commuter. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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