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  • noun Plural form of commuter.

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Examples

  • David Paterson, who has co-control over the Port Authority, said Mr. Christie's decision left "an enormous void" for train commuters that must be addressed.

    Christie Torpedoes Rail Tunnel to City Lisa Fleisher 2010

  • The LR from Northgate to SeaTac will serve as a way for commuters from the north end and SE Seattle to get DT on a more reliable system than buses can be (due to traffic).

    There is No Plan for that Corridor « PubliCola 2010

  • Now Michael Muslin, of Chicago, writes, After my girlfriend observed that train commuters with wheeled briefcases navigate their rolling offices without regard for anyone else, I realized I needed a word to describe an object that indicates the user to be a jerk.

    Word Fugitives 2008

  • Gawker has a story up about games the D.C. Metro has dreamed up to entertain commuters and/or distract them from suicidal thoughts.

    Archive 2008-05-01 Roger Sutton 2008

  • Gawker has a story up about games the D.C. Metro has dreamed up to entertain commuters and/or distract them from suicidal thoughts.

    Mind Games Roger Sutton 2008

  • Sailors in the merchant marine, children in joint custody and long-term commuters all require different rules, and these rules have evolved over time.

    Eric Lotke: Prisoners of the Census in New York: Democracy on the March! 2010

  • Now Michael Muslin, of Chicago, writes, After my girlfriend observed that train commuters with wheeled briefcases navigate their rolling offices without regard for anyone else, I realized I needed a word to describe an object that indicates the user to be a jerk.

    Word Fugitives 2008

  • A teenager who has set up a website so people can rent out their driveways or garages to commuters is expanding his business to his native south Wales.

    England’s Virtual Parking Solution | Impact Lab 2007

  • But even this old-fashioned strategy proves vulnerable to corporate manipulation: I'm told that Pearson/Penguin commuters have been instructed to carry a copy of the Loren Long edition of The Little Engine That Could this Thursday in support of their company's sponsorship of Read for the Record Day.

    Getting under the covers Roger Sutton 2006

  • But even this old-fashioned strategy proves vulnerable to corporate manipulation: I'm told that Pearson/Penguin commuters have been instructed to carry a copy of the Loren Long edition of The Little Engine That Could this Thursday in support of their company's sponsorship of Read for the Record Day.

    Archive 2006-08-01 Roger Sutton 2006

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