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tunnels



VERB
dig a passage through
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Frustrated by traffic, Musk founded The Boring Company in 2016, initially as a SpaceX subsidiary, with grand promises of transforming urban transportation through a network of underground tunnels.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

In one direction lay the entire cancellation of HS2, despite the viaducts, tunnels, verges, bat protection facilities, and floating platforms that have already been built.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Born Clarence Johnson in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in 1910, Johnson studied aeronautics at the University of Michigan and spent time in wind tunnels learning about locomotive and automobile design.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Because the tunnels extend beneath much of the town, this system could potentially serve a wide area.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

Practice tunnels were being dug willy-nilly owing to the lack of communication between rats and other species.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques



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