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subway

[suhb-wey] / ˈsʌbˌweɪ /
NOUN
underground railroad
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Is the man preaching salvation on the subway a predator?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 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

Once more, Sixers home games sounded like they were happening on the NYC subway.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

No one back then thought it would take 65 years of political battles, funding struggles and worsening motor traffic for the Wilshire subway to actually open.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

I remember the jazzy horn sound I heard in the subway station.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari




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