subterranean
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The Justice Department says 99 subterranean passages have been discovered in the Southern District of California since 1993.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
"It's been successfully used on subterranean termites, which are also important structural pests," Choe said.
From Science Daily • May 9, 2026
Two horror-movie odes are “Chain Saw,” which has the LP’s fastest tempo at nearly 180 beats per minute, and “I Don’t Wanna Go Down to the Basement,” a romp on the fear of subterranean creepiness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
There were root nematodes, launching a subterranean attack.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
Here, people whisper, the Germans have renovated two kilometers of subterranean corridors under the medieval walls; they have built new defenses, new conduits, new escape routes, underground complexes of bewildering intricacy.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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Latin Root "sub" Words
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