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rush hour

noun as in heaviest commuter traffic

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They have taken photos with visiting families on the National Mall, gathered outside metro stations during rush hour, and walked downtown streets in two- or three-troop clusters.

In India's tech capital Bengaluru, the morning "rush hour" lasts so long it devours half the workday, throttling productivity in a city often viewed as the poster child of a booming economy.

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The teams returned all at once, noisy and punctual as the trains of the London and North West Railway screeching into Euston Station during the morning rush hour.

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The L.A. metro area could be hard hit during Thursday evening rush hour, with localized freeway flooding in low spots, forecasters warned.

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Minibus taxis that ferry workers around the city often drive on the wrong side of the road to avoid rush hour traffic.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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