public transportation
noun
chiefly US
: a system of trains, buses, etc., that is paid for or run by the government
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And yet so many fans and media are some cocktail of shocked and outraged over tickets to a World Cup being high, or the travel cost to get here being a lot, or local hotels and public transportation jacking their prices.
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Miami Herald, 11 May 2026
In the seventies and eighties, a wave of East Coast transplants, fleeing the economic decline of cities like New York, brought with them an aversion to public transportation.
—Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
Locals going to the matches are advised to use public transportation if possible, not only to avoid paying for parking but also to avoid traffic snarls around the stadium.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026
The figures suggest lower-income Americans have cut back on driving, perhaps by carpooling, taking public transportation, or combining errands into fewer trips, while wealthier Americans have had to make few, if any, changes.
—Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
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Miami Herald, 11 May 2026
In the seventies and eighties, a wave of East Coast transplants, fleeing the economic decline of cities like New York, brought with them an aversion to public transportation.
—Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
Locals going to the matches are advised to use public transportation if possible, not only to avoid paying for parking but also to avoid traffic snarls around the stadium.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026
The figures suggest lower-income Americans have cut back on driving, perhaps by carpooling, taking public transportation, or combining errands into fewer trips, while wealthier Americans have had to make few, if any, changes.
—Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
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“Public transportation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20transportation. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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