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subway

[suhb-wey] / ˈsʌbˌweɪ /
NOUN
underground railroad
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In other U.S. cities, subway stations were treated as engineering problems with cosmetic finishes; here, architecture was given equal standing with the technical demands of moving trains.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Is the man preaching salvation on the subway a predator?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

It launched Friday in conjunction with the opening of the Wilshire and Fairfax subway station and is set to run through June 14.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Raised in Hyderabad in southern India, Mandava was discovered in a New York subway station in 2024.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Transportation routes expanded; workers dug the foundations and laid tracks for the new Moscow Metro subway system.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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