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subway

[suhb-wey] / ˈsʌbˌweɪ /
NOUN
underground railroad
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"People are literally around a subway station right now instead of going through it. They're taking pictures for each other and having cute little moments," she added.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Moscow’s subway was built to function as a bomb shelter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Mukherjee said the proximity of the statue to a busy road and a subway make the statue's removal "easier said than done," but that they plan to "remove the statue at the earliest opportunity."

From BBC • May 27, 2026

I don’t get mistaken for an actual person, but I do love the moment where you pass them on the sidewalk or on the subway and you see the wheels churning in their mind.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Since he first learned what he could do, that the people he sometimes saw at school, on the street, on the subway, weren’t visible to anyone else.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny




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