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subway

[suhb-wey] / ˈsʌbˌweɪ /
NOUN
underground railroad
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He had to get used to living in a big city again, where strangers pressed up against him on a crowded subway.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The roads climb and twist around steep hillsides, while the subway trundles underneath and then through layers of buildings.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Once more, Sixers home games sounded like they were happening on the NYC subway.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Ore-Giron has long viewed the subway as a “magical portal.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Once I saw a woman faint on the subway, and when I saw Newcharlie, that's just what I felt like doing.

From "Miracle's Boys" by Jacqueline Woodson




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