underground
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"There does seem to be an increase in the visibility of it. We're looking at organised crime that has manifested because nobody has put it away, nobody has forced it underground," says Glantz.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
Also included are the sites of underground gas storage facilities, refineries, fuel terminals, legacy pollution sites, active industrial sites, landfills, dumps and recycling centers.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
According to a CNN report on Sunday, satellite images show that Iran has unblocked 50 out of the 69 tunnel entrances bombed by the US and Israel at 18 underground missile facilities.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Tragedy struck in 1972 when fire broke out deep underground and 91 miners died.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
The tulip bulbs had been homely as turnips when planted, but a winter spent underground had worked its magic.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing underground
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: under-
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