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subway

[suhb-way] / ˈsʌbˌweɪ /
NOUN
underground railroad
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Metro, operates bus, light rail and subway lines in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Previous disruption to subway services during air raids forced her to spend the night in a metro station near the Southern Bridge.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Her brother-in-law evacuated a subway stop near the Twin Towers and walked over the Brooklyn Bridge as the soles of his shoes melted from the ground heat, she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

The suspect approached a man who had just exited the subway and was standing with his wife waiting to cross the street, Tisch told a news conference.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

Betsy had to spend the night, since her parents couldn’t come get her because of the subway.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff

Today’s stars are now doing interviews in costume, on subways, and talking to other celebrities on their various podcasts.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

Fans by the hundreds take over streets and subways and sports bars, expressing generally well-behaved passion for their teams and countries.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

With newly safe streets and subways, New York roared back to life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 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

Otherwise, we’d have to take two subways from Queens to Manhattan and then the ferry.

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar




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