main line

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The plans follow a trial of satellite connectivity across operators including LNER, South Western Railway and Great Western Railway, with the technology to be rolled out across nationalised main line services through funding worth £57m.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

"The Severn Tunnel is the heartbeat of this main line, it's important in connecting communities on each side of the Severn so it's very important that it's operational and reliable."

From BBC • May 22, 2026

A message The Associated Press left on the city’s Law Department main line seeking comment Monday wasn’t immediately returned.

From Seattle Times • May 27, 2024

The extensive corroborating evidence is just one way the prosecution is cutting off the defense’s main line of attack.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2024

This divide-and-conquer strategy is better than repeatedly allowing counterexamples to intrude into the main line of an argument while browbeating readers into looking away.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker