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mass transit

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noun

  1. a system of large-scale public transportation in a given metropolitan area, typically comprising buses, subways, and elevated trains.


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Do you need your own transportation or can you use mass transit?

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

"What's needed are policy changes, adding new mass transit options," he says.

From Barron's ● May 27, 2026

But it is Metro’s oldest line, and runs through working-class communities that have long been dependent on mass transit.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026

What there is not, so far, is a check to shore up Chicago’s mass transit before the death spiral begins.

From Slate ● Apr. 14, 2025

It will mark the strongest Federal commitment ever to the improvement of mass transit as an essential element of the improvement of life in our towns and cities.

From State of the Union Address by Richard M. (Richard Milhous) Nixon

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