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subway

[suhb-wey] / ˈsʌbˌweɪ /
NOUN
underground railroad
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He had to get used to living in a big city again, where strangers pressed up against him on a crowded subway.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The roads climb and twist around steep hillsides, while the subway trundles underneath and then through layers of buildings.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Is the man preaching salvation on the subway a predator?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

But he decided it would feel like “too much” in a subway station, and instead chose a softer yellow.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Danny marveled at the artwork in the subway station as they emerged somewhere called the Upper West Side.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova




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