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underground

[uhn-der-ground, uhn-der-ground] / ˈʌn dərˈgraʊnd, ˈʌn dərˌgraʊnd /




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If there were a statewide measure for commercial businesses, many would probably have to build retention ponds or swales to filter out contaminants before water percolates underground.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 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

Tragedy struck in 1972 when fire broke out deep underground and 91 miners died.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

More than 41,000 people - including almost 4,500 children - sheltered underground in the Kyiv metro overnight, a record number in recent years, the metro company said.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

In the morning, the boy-ogre came to me in the underground bunker he referred to as the basement.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth




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