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railway

[reyl-wey] / ˈreɪlˌweɪ /
NOUN
railroad
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"A virtually continuous campaign of strikes against the railway has begun," Ukrainian Railways boss Oleksandr Pertsovsky told AFP.

From Barron's Sep. 14, 2026

An AFP photographer saw a mass of railway staff working around the train on Saturday morning.

From Barron's Sep. 12, 2026

Farther south in San Clemente, high tides also overran a section of the long-vulnerable coastal railway, once again shuttering the route after considerable slope damage and erosion.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

That search eventually led the show's producers to Francis Bourgeois, a social media star better known for standing on railway platforms than behind the wheel of a supercar.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

They flew over the busy railway station where the Soviet troops bound for Kursk were gathering, surrounded by a mess of smoking bomb craters in the dirty snow.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

The escalating attacks on railways come after months of strikes on Black Sea shipping and alongside attacks on warehouses, agriculture, transport hubs and logistics centres around Kyiv and across the country.

From Barron's Sep. 14, 2026

The accounting giant says the buildout of artificial intelligence differs from the development of railways and the internet because of its scale and spending growth.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Actress and author Celia Imrie will speak about her memoir Elegant Hustler, in which she shares tales from her travels, from Arctic quests for the Northern Lights to exploring India's railways.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Many of the biggest Muslim consumer markets are in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Central Asia, where China has spent years building ports, railways and commercial ties.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

Land has been cut by roads, railways, and dams into smaller, isolated spaces.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh




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