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subterranean

[suhb-tuh-rey-nee-uhn] / ˌsʌb təˈreɪ ni ən /


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Operating theatres, intensive care units and even maternity wards have been relocated to protected subterranean spaces.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Engineers with excavating equipment would be needed to dig through the tons of debris blocking entrances to Iran’s subterranean nuclear complexes and check for mines and booby traps.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

The plotting doesn’t have any subterranean levels either, trusting solely in its primal display of sweat, hormones and heartbreak.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

Buying and installing subterranean bins is also expensive, compared to wheelie bins, so cash-strapped councils might not be able to afford them in large numbers.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025

“It is still perfectly possible that it is all caused by subterranean waters.”

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson




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