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dungeon

[duhn-juhn] / ˈdʌn dʒən /
NOUN
prison
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The pair recently collaborated on a duet for McCartney's forthcoming album, The Boys Of Dungeon Lane, which is out next month.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Outside the venue, a double-decker bus was parked with signage advertising the LP, which is called “The Boys of Dungeon Lane” after a road in his Liverpool hometown.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

The Boys Of Dungeon Lane was inspired by his childhood in post-war Liverpool, and named after a road in Speke that leads to the Mersey shore, where the young McCartney would spend afternoons bird-watching.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

They then removed AI Dungeon from the platform.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

Because at that moment, as I turned to go down the hall toward the Dungeon of Deadly Dullness that I was sure awaited me in Room 130 of that school, I was overfilled with misery.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan




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