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subway

[suhb-wey] / ˈsʌbˌweɪ /
NOUN
underground railroad
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Tyler’s stage was designed to resemble a New York City subway station complete with a train car that he climbed atop and herky-jerked his way across.

From Los Angeles Times

“It opened with a subway shot and when the screen went dark, she had a black light that showed up all the graffiti and I was like, ‘Who is this?

From Los Angeles Times

Her eldest daughter was robbed twice in the last three months, she said—in the subway by a man with a knife and by an armed gang in the shopping mall.

From The Wall Street Journal

A subway fare increase triggered protests through the capital and then the country.

From The Wall Street Journal

But Broadway loses its luster if the streets and subways feel dangerous, and it’s an open question how much Mr. Mamdani will handcuff the New York Police Department.

From The Wall Street Journal