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mass transit

American  

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

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

For many fans, if you want to take mass transit to the game, you have to get to the train station first.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2025

Soldiers rehearsed fending off enemy troops on the mass transit system, expressways and city suburbs.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2025

New York has generated money for mass transit with congestion pricing.

From Slate • Apr. 14, 2025

We shall need further anti-crime, mass transit, and transportation legislation—and new tools to fight air pollution.

From State of the Union Address by Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald)

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