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footlong

[foot-lawng, -long] / ˈfʊtˌlɔŋ, -ˌlɒŋ /




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A BLT Footlong at Subway has gone from $5.50 to $8.49.

From Seattle Times • May 22, 2024

Subway launched its popular $5 Footlong promotion across the United States in 2008, making a huge splash among Americans, who were then looking for cheaper meals amid the global financial crisis.

From Reuters • Aug. 24, 2023

We only get a few shots of what looks like a Footlong topped with cold cuts and slices of cheese.

From Salon • Feb. 9, 2023

At Subway, the return of the $5 Footlong is also moving forward, nearly 10 years after the chain originally introduced it nationwide.

From Washington Post • Dec. 28, 2017

Concession stand manager Thomas Arthur introduced it as the Footlong Dog, a tribute to the Coney Island hot dog in New York.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2014




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