underground
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The stakes are high for both the Mexican government and the underground economies that run parallel to it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Opencast mining involves scraping rock and earth away at the surface to recover coal - creating an open pit, rather than digging deep underground.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 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
During a recent tour of the ballroom site for reporters, Trump said it would feature underground meeting rooms, a military hospital and a "drone-proof" roof.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
“If you’re going to work with the underground, Tante Corrie, you must learn not to ask questions.”
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Vocabulary lists containing underground
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: under-
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