main line
Example Sentences
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The WiFi on hundreds of Britain's main line trains is set to be upgraded under government plans.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
It has only once been shut for longer since it opened in 1886 - that was when electric wires were installed 10 years ago as part of the £2.8bn south Wales main line electrification project.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Pike followed the main line — called the trunk line — which had hoses branching off in other directions.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 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
We could avoid the main line of the retreat by keeping to the secondary roads beyond Udine.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
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