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  • plural of tunnel.
  • present tense form of tunnel (3rd person singular).

tunnels



VERB
dig a passage through
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Nepal rescuers are still excavating hydropower tunnels swamped by freezing mud, with hundreds of workers among the missing.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

Elon Musk continues to draw investment dollars — this time for a tunneling company that just raised $3 billion so it can help “solve traffic” via expensive underground tunnels.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

More than 2,000 hydropower workers were scattered across dams, riverside camps, underground power houses and miles-long tunnels when the flood hit.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

Many tunnels are faster, safer and much more expensive for migrants who would otherwise face increasingly dangerous mountain and desert routes, experts said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

Matthias noticed that there were numerous other caverns and tunnels leading from this large cave.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques



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