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subway

[suhb-wey] / ˈsʌbˌweɪ /
NOUN
underground railroad
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Who down there, waiting in the out-the-door Sweetgreen line or descending into the subway, has glimpsed the void in the way I have?

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026

Ads appeared in subway stations, on billboards and, of course, in airports.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

The memoir of a former New York City subway motorman details his hazardous workdays below the streets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

He talks about riding the subway with Lori Beer, the bank’s global chief information officer, “back to our respective residences the other night and talking about our tech road map for a specific vendor.”

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

She settled back against the hard plastic of the subway seat.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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