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public transport

British

noun

a system of buses, trains, etc, running on fixed routes, on which the public may travel

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They pointed out that he'd taken action on the climate when he was Mayor of Greater Manchester, with a big focus on public transport availability.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Council leader Jane Meagher warned commuters who use public transport to plan for their journeys to be disrupted.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

The edifice sits on a public transport corridor used to ferry World Cup soccer fans from Manhattan to MetLife stadium in New Jersey, but was not active Tuesday in the absence of any matches there.

From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026

"If Macron could take public transport, maybe we'd finally have air conditioning on the buses!"

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026

After the gasoline rationing and the public transport strike, she had unearthed this childhood toy from the basement as her only means of getting around.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

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