transit
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The author is bitter toward the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the public corporation overseeing New York transit, for borrowing from Wall Street, just as the private rail lines did.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
One crude oil tanker—the Arhimeda—appeared to transit the strait late Thursday, according to Kpler’s MarineTraffic data service.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
On Thursday, it announced the creation of new transit routes, north of the two existing traffic separation channels.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
He planned to wait until it arrived to add it to his insurance policy — but the car disappeared in transit, stolen by the transport company.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
We were in shaky transit that summer from the groveling status of Lower Middlers to the nearrespectability of Upper Middlers.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
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