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commute

[kuh-myoot] / kəˈmjut /




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University professor Oh Ji-hye for years walked past the village without going inside, opting instead for AI readings during her commute.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

Around 17% of working-age people who live within a bikeable distance already walk, bike or take transit in their regular commute.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

While half-hour runs and swims registered fine, it consistently failed to recognize short but vigorous 20-minute walks and my 40-minute, hilly bike commute to work.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

Yet another summer heatwave could be on the way to make your commute sweaty and your workplace stuffy.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

I wonder if he’ll commute by himself in September.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

He still commutes back to Bristol twice a week to play football and added he "catches the traffic in Chepstow but other than football I look to stay in the Forest as much as possible".

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

Years into trying different carrots and sticks, many companies are finding out that they need to offer more than free donuts to get employees to embrace long commutes in places like Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

"Younger generations grow up with politics alongside their memes, their family pictures and their daily commutes."

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Yet the spread of work-from-home abilities has been a win for people with disabilities, workers with young families or people with long commutes, said Bloom.

From MarketWatch Jun. 2, 2026

There might even be time to enjoy it all, now that they had ten-minute commutes by bus as opposed to ninety-minute treks by train and on foot.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

Suu Kyi, now 81, was moved to house arrest later that month after Min Aung Hlaing said he had commuted the rest of her sentence.

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

In many other cases, the courts handed out jail terms or suspended death sentences, which get commuted to life imprisonment after a specified duration.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

Four years later, an overwhelming majority of California voters approved Proposition 36, reversing a 2014 change that had commuted some nonviolent felonies to misdemeanors.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2026

Last week, Polis tried to quietly announce that he had commuted her nine-year prison sentence, but the news immediately caught fire.

From Slate May 21, 2026

Christine commuted from Portsmouth for a short time before moving her family to Hampton after Sue Wilder tipped her off on a house for rent in her neighborhood.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

"Households are more commonly exchanging commuting time for more affordable housing, increased space and access to rural amenities," he said.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

Democratic Rep. Frank Pallone of New Jersey said commuting habits have changed and far fewer school children walk to school, according to a Reuters report.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

Fiat is positioning the Topolino as an alternative option for a growing cohort of motorists considering a low-speed vehicle, such as a golf cart, for daily commuting.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

After the July deadline, DeGaetano wrote to Nieporte: “We have both junior and senior employees commuting over one hour each way to work, and yet you feel this policy doesn’t apply to you.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 4, 2026

He does not sit in traffic commuting to an office park.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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