tunnel

Example Sentences

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It’s urging state leaders to scrap plans for a 45-mile tunnel beneath the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and consider asking voters to approve a bond measure to fund local water solutions.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

The militant group is focusing on rebuilding the military capabilities it lost during the war, including parts of its damaged tunnel infrastructure, Arab and Israeli officials have said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

Rather than a tunnel through space, it can be understood as two complementary components of a quantum state.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Network Rail has called the Victorian tunnel one of the most hostile environments on the UK rail network, where moisture, dripping saltwater and diesel soot accelerate wear on equipment.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

The rusted train tracks come to an end, but the tunnel keeps going.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas