commuter belt
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of commuter belt
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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Candidates were told the party was "now on a general election footing" according to one official present, who said there was "a real buzz" and a "determination to oust Conservatives in commuter belt areas".
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2023
It was two days after the first Italy’s first COVID-19 patient was diagnosed in the Lombardy town of Codogno, within Milan’s commuter belt.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 8, 2021
On Tuesday, he was in Reading West, another Tory-held seat, in London’s commuter belt.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 10, 2019
As the scandal was unfurling, Berezovsky was wrestling with dark thoughts at his home in London’s commuter belt.
From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2017
In Chelmsford, a city in the London commuter belt praised as the birthplace of radio, many people interviewed by Reuters felt Britain should stand by the British on the Falklands.
From Reuters • Mar. 12, 2013
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