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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The talks, for the Teaching Company, were originally sold as VHS tapes and as audio recordings aimed at commuters in their cars.
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Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 25 May 2024
And unlike those schools, Cal State L.A. is a commuter school.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
Israeli checkpoints and road closures often mean commuters from surrounding villages cannot get to their jobs in the city.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 May 2024
Meanwhile, the Sawtooth Bridge, built just a year later, still shuttles commuters across northern New Jersey.
Bridges and tunnels more than a century old are among the most eye-popping examples of the country’s aging rail network.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 10 May 2024
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Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 25 May 2024
And unlike those schools, Cal State L.A. is a commuter school.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
Israeli checkpoints and road closures often mean commuters from surrounding villages cannot get to their jobs in the city.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 May 2024
Meanwhile, the Sawtooth Bridge, built just a year later, still shuttles commuters across northern New Jersey.
Bridges and tunnels more than a century old are among the most eye-popping examples of the country’s aging rail network.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 10 May 2024
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“Commuter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commuter. Accessed 11 Jun. 2024.
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