subterranean
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The Justice Department says 99 subterranean passages have been discovered in the Southern District of California since 1993.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
These long, winding, canal-like tunnels, big enough for boats, are nothing short of the subterranean answer to the city’s boulevards, with an unexpected, if somewhat infernal, majesty.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
"It's been successfully used on subterranean termites, which are also important structural pests," Choe said.
From Science Daily • May 9, 2026
Perhaps deep in the movie’s own subterranean basement of ideas, “Hokum” is a modern take on Ebenezer Scrooge’s night terrors, only I wouldn’t put much stock in Scott’s malcontent turning his life around.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
It’s still warm; there are clouds of midges under the trees and the sunshine is streaming through the leaves, bathing the path in an oddly subterranean light.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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