underground
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Pinpointing when water first started traveling deep underground matters because this recycling process affects volcanic activity, the growth of continents, and the movement of ingredients that are important for life.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
"She'd been grabbed by one of the fire officers and they'd run into an underground garage so she'd escaped all the major impact."
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Weapons stored inside those underground sites are likely to be well-preserved, according to Israeli military assessments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The Dubai Loop, a planned 14-mile underground route, is expected to cost $545 million to fully develop over a three-year period.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
And bit by bit, some underground living quarters, particularly those occupied by officers, were outfitted with such domestic comforts as electric lights, plank floors, fixed bedsteads, even carpets and pictures.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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Glasgow and Budapest opened their undergrounds in 1896, as did Paris in 1900, New York in 1904, and Buenos Aires in 1913.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
This semester, Athey is teaching a class on subcultures and undergrounds at USC’s Roski School of Art and Design.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2017
Joining her in conversation is Luc Sante, a critic known for his journalistic exploration of urban undergrounds; his most recent book, “The Other Paris,” gives similar treatment to the City of Light.
From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2016
But he remained a name known primarily to those whose knowledge of the city’s music was steeped in various undergrounds.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 23, 2015
"I'm never sure where these French undergrounds are going to land me."
From The Triflers by Frederick Orin Bartlett
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: under-
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