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Frustration with online dating in Japan is fueling a surge in business for matchmaking services, whose ads in the Tokyo subway advise singles to “leave life’s fateful encounters to the pros.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Other cities stress convenience rather than romance, setting up registration offices in central locations such as banks and subway stations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Her brother-in-law evacuated a subway stop near the Twin Towers and walked over the Brooklyn Bridge as the soles of his shoes melted from the ground heat, she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

The suspect approached a man who had just exited the subway and was standing with his wife waiting to cross the street, Tisch told a news conference.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

I climb quickly up the dark stairs from underground, with its stinky smells and hissing subway cars, and cross the street onto the plaza.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari

Fans by the hundreds take over streets and subways and sports bars, expressing generally well-behaved passion for their teams and countries.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

With newly safe streets and subways, New York roared back to life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

What sets robotaxis apart is the privacy it offers that can’t be found on crowded subways or even in a traditional taxicab.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 24, 2025

She thinks the subways are already dangerous and filthy, and worries about the state of them next year when her oldest child needs to take public transit alone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025

Today, in New York’s subways, that same encounter doesn’t lead to violence anymore.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell