underground
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Within hours of the initial strikes on Iran, major hospitals across Israel shifted to maximum emergency readiness, moving patients and critical departments underground.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
After leaving Earth and partying around the solar system, she winds up in one of the underground neighborhoods on Mars, thoroughly burned out.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Mexican army divers have rescued a miner from a flooded underground tunnel two weeks after he was first trapped.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Geothermal energy systems require electronics that can function deep underground, where surrounding rock can glow red-hot.
From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026
I’ve been underground so long that it takes a second to adjust to sunlight.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: under-
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