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tunnel

[tuhn-l] / ˈtʌn l /


VERB
dig a passage through
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The last time an operational tunnel was discovered in the area was in 2022.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

The LHC is a giant particle accelerator built in a 27km-long circular tunnel under the French-Swiss border.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

Two decades of gloom all but wiped out the gauzy memories of the gutty mid-90s teams and the Nixon-era titles with Clyde, Pearl, DeBusschere and Willis Reed hobbling out from the tunnel.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

"There is now some light at the end of the tunnel, which will bring some near term oil price relief," Saul Kavonic, head of energy research at MST Financial.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

As far as she knew, the wise old founder had never had to flee actors dressed as pirates by crawling through a dank, dark tunnel into the British Museum after hours.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood




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