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subway

[suhb-way] / ˈsʌbˌweɪ /
NOUN
underground railroad
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Those points might represent cities, PCs, subway stations, or organs, while the connections could stand for highways, cables, railway lines, or blood vessels.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

It was walking distance from the subway and had a lovely if nonfunctional fireplace, and when the baby bunnies nested in our herb garden, I thought, Yes.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

If you want to hang with your pals, then coordinate a post-show meet-up at the bar or the diner or on the way to the subway.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

Raised in Queens, the son of a builder and a dressmaker, he lives in Brooklyn with his wife of 41 years, Katherine, and still takes the subway to watch his beloved Knicks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Danny had only been on the subway one time and certainly not in the evening.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

The first downtown stretch opened in March 1976 after more than a decade of planning, in an era when American cities were not exactly betting on subways.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

Longtime critics of subways used the explosion to stoke community fears that tunneling would lead to exploding homes.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026

What sets robotaxis apart is the privacy it offers that can’t be found on crowded subways or even in a traditional taxicab.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 24, 2025

She thinks the subways are already dangerous and filthy, and worries about the state of them next year when her oldest child needs to take public transit alone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025

When crime began to fall in the city — as quickly and dramatically as it had in the subways — Bratton and Giuliani pointed to the same cause.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell


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