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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Instead, proponents of this cockamamie plan will only endorse solutions that kill cars and disincentivize commuters and out-of-state families from either working or aspiring to vacation here.
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Diane Di Stasio, New York Daily News, 30 June 2024
After being used to transport commuters in Fairbanks, Bus 142 was purchased by the The Yutan Construction Co., which removed its engine and dragged it onto what is now the Stampede Trail via bulldozer in 1961 to house workers who were building an access road to a nearby mine.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 June 2024
The Sierra Club and other opponents say the project's benefits favor suburban commuters over Black and brown people living near the freeway — many of whom don't own cars.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 24 June 2024
The weather service said showers were expected to stick around until at least 6:30 p.m. Saturday and advised commuters that water was flowing down city streets and washes.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 22 June 2024
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Diane Di Stasio, New York Daily News, 30 June 2024
After being used to transport commuters in Fairbanks, Bus 142 was purchased by the The Yutan Construction Co., which removed its engine and dragged it onto what is now the Stampede Trail via bulldozer in 1961 to house workers who were building an access road to a nearby mine.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 June 2024
The Sierra Club and other opponents say the project's benefits favor suburban commuters over Black and brown people living near the freeway — many of whom don't own cars.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 24 June 2024
The weather service said showers were expected to stick around until at least 6:30 p.m. Saturday and advised commuters that water was flowing down city streets and washes.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 22 June 2024
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“Commuter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commuter. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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