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subway

[suhb-wey] / ˈsʌbˌweɪ /
NOUN
underground railroad
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There are subway trains decked out in national team colours.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

That as difficult as New York and Philadelphia are, with their towering housing projects and subway systems and social strata, those structures also protect human beings from the elements.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Office conversations, subway rides, the chatter at corner bars and online family group chats are consumed by the Knicks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

During my latest trip to Asia, I played this on my headphones on repeat while I rode the subway . . . and haven’t stopped listening since.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

When he was little and started asking her about the men he saw on the subway who weren’t really there, the sweet grandmothers in synagogue who were years gone, he had legitimately frightened her.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny




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