ridership
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ridership
Example Sentences
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It has an average of more than 23,000 daily weekday riders systemwide and an average weekend ridership of roughly 235,000, according to records.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
"We always appreciate the feedback received from ridership and fans."
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
Metro has seen an increase in total ridership for the World Cup and near certain watch parties for the U.S.-Paraguay match last week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
“To spend billions of dollars to build a subway under a street that has no ridership would have been a colossal mistake,” Yaroslavsky told The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
By then, however, it had lost both its novelty and the volume of ridership that the Midway had guaranteed.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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