tunnels

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When mining operations shut down after roughly 80 years, they left behind more than empty tunnels.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

"For the economy, I think it would bring a lot to Wales, the bridge and the tunnels cause massive issues, so if there's a relief road it would be great," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

The University of Minnesota Twin Cities might show off “Gopher Way,” its elaborate network of tunnels and skyways.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

The 24-hour operation runs at a constant roar as machines grind rock at deafening volumes, its tunnels stretching for hundreds of kilometres beneath Poland's surface.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

They wound their way through interconnecting tunnels and rough-hewn burial chambers that all looked the same—the walls carved with dusty niches that might once have held bodies.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan