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underpass

[uhn-der-pas, -pahs] / ˈʌn dərˌpæs, -ˌpɑs /




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During the previous attack, they had left home too late, found the station already overflowing, and had to use an underpass for shelter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

Videos circulating on social media showed police vans escorting a bar association vehicle carrying Mazari to court before it was stopped at an underpass, where masked security officials prevented journalists from filming the arrest.

From Barron's ● Jan. 24, 2026

Local media reported that an underpass in the area was sealed off.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2025

In Wasco, for example, disagreements between the city and the authority over the creation of an underpass and other projects led to years-long delays on construction and increased costs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2025

They exited, then drove through an underpass and onto a narrow two-lane road.

From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III




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