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subway

[suhb-wey] / ˈsʌbˌweɪ /
NOUN
underground railroad
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A. As a native New Yorker, I grew up with countless cuisines just a subway ride away.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

He believes a mayor is the person who could introduce an integrated transport system across Glasgow – potentially taking in buses, trains and the subway.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Galyna Doschuk, 27, said she came to the subway station every time she read reports of a forthcoming attack.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

Truelove told her he preferred living in a subway tunnel to being on the street, because people didn’t bother him down there.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

We are all so close together, like a packed subway car.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari

Instead, he insists that subways are public and should be free.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 10, 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

As Rahiem said, “Amiri and I were just projecting our voices over the loud subways coming in and out of the stations,” not knowing at first that they’d become famous.

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

“They always are. The Masks travel around the subways like smoke.”

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer




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