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railway

[reyl-wey] / ˈreɪlˌweɪ /
NOUN
railroad
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While higher steel prices, trade protections, and growth in the railway business should support earnings, the stock looks fairly valued at current levels, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

In the railway age, a productivity boom and an investment bubble led to falling prices—and panicked bankers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Those aboard the train had been on their way to Quetta's main railway station from a nearby military encampment, officials said.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Since the railway station canopy collapse in November 2024, which killed 16 people, calls for a transparent investigation into what happened have snowballed into a push for early polls.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

Now that Arize was pregnant, he did more overtime at the railway and asked her to cut down on her sewing.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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