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tunnel

[tuhn-l] / ˈtʌn l /


VERB
dig a passage through
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“Your 50s are a turning point. There may be a light at the end of the tunnel for big expenses like tuition and mortgages and your earning power may be peaking,” Fidelity says.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Crucially, it held on to its stockpile of nearly 1,000 pounds of near weapons-grade uranium—half of it buried in caskets in a tunnel deep under its Isfahan nuclear site, according to the U.N. atomic agency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

If you tunnel your way north, through the long-shuttered rows of dead underground storefronts, you can pop back up to ground level at Fletcher Bowron Square.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Due to the flooding in the tunnel leading to his location, the divers could not immediately extract him.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

"Take care," called Marlie as they disappeared into the tunnel.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda