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commuter

[kuh-myoo-ter] / kəˈmyu tər /
NOUN
daily traveler, usually for work
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Long Island Rail Road employees went on strike Saturday over a wage dispute, shutting down operations for the country’s busiest commuter railroad.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

The district reflects a mix of suburban commuter communities and is located near major military installations like Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton and the Naval Weapons Station in Fallbrook.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

State media report that a stationary commuter train was hit from behind by a long-distance commuter train arriving on the same track.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Jakarta police chief Asep Edi Suheri said the long-distance train had crashed into the last, women-only, carriage of the commuter train.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

By 7:15, we were on the Metra, a huge double-decker commuter train headed downtown.

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




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