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tunnel

[tuhn-l] / ˈtʌn l /


VERB
dig a passage through
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“Your 50s are a turning point. There may be a light at the end of the tunnel for big expenses like tuition and mortgages and your earning power may be peaking,” Fidelity says.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Iran also has a highly fortified tunnel complex in the so-called Pickaxe Mountain, near the Natanz facility, where it could potentially do nuclear work out of reach of even the most powerful U.S. weapons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

If you tunnel your way north, through the long-shuttered rows of dead underground storefronts, you can pop back up to ground level at Fletcher Bowron Square.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

He added that he had been receiving treatment and that combined with support and encouragement from family and friends, he could see a "glimmer of light in what has been a very dark tunnel".

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

The elevator doors open into a small tunnel with a ladder going up the wall.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas