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subway

[suhb-way] / ˈsʌbˌweɪ /
NOUN
underground railroad
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Metro, operates bus, light rail and subway lines in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Previous disruption to subway services during air raids forced her to spend the night in a metro station near the Southern Bridge.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

There was a small pro-Palestinian protest at a subway station near the stadium.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 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

On the subway ride home, I keep my nose in one of my new books, about Cimorene, who is dealing with dragons—because I Don’t.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari

Some had taken two subways from Brooklyn to reach the ferry in Manhattan, chaperoned by playworkers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Today’s stars are now doing interviews in costume, on subways, and talking to other celebrities on their various podcasts.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

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

Philadelphia’s World Cup host organization said Monday that it will offer free public transit to fans who are traveling home from Lincoln Financial Field via the state’s Septa system, which operates buses, subways and trains.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 21, 2026

“I grew up surrounded by concrete and brick, crowded freeways. People everywhere in cars, on buses, subways, trains.”

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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