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subway

[suhb-wey] / ˈsʌbˌweɪ /
NOUN
underground railroad
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The neighborhood is close to downtown and Johns Hopkins Hospital, where Miller works, and to subway, light-rail and train stations.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Provincial capital Hangzhou resumed subway services on Monday morning, after halting some train operations on Sunday.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

The subway stations have become a haven for many people in the capital city during Russia’s escalating airstrikes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

In recent months, he ventured underground, sleeping in New York City’s subway tunnels, according to his half-sister, who requested anonymity to speak freely about her younger brother.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Then we are underground, waiting through the heart-stopping darkness, in the rattling, hurtling subway.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari

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

The Taylors began performing impromptu shows in New York City subways and became international sensations in 2018 when a video of them playing “Eight Days a Week” went viral.

From Salon Sep. 11, 2025

Money raised from the tolls would help bolster funds for its aging subways, which have garnered headlines over the years for massive underground floods during heavy rains.

From BBC Feb. 19, 2025

The stranger plans to live underground in the subways and sewers, recruiting survivors.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow




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