often attributive
: a means of urban railway transportation using trolley cars
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Last month, 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska was fatally attacked on a North Carolina light-rail train — a case that sparked national outrage.
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Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2025
Land along light-rail and certain bus lines will also be up-zoned to allow for buildings up to six and five stories high.
—Kate Talerico, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
In Charlotte, North Carolina, 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska, a Ukrainian refugee, was stabbed to death aboard a light-rail train.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Turnout in Charlotte’s primary came close to doubling results from two years ago as voters cast ballots amid growing national attention around a fatal light-rail stabbing.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
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Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2025
Land along light-rail and certain bus lines will also be up-zoned to allow for buildings up to six and five stories high.
—Kate Talerico, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
In Charlotte, North Carolina, 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska, a Ukrainian refugee, was stabbed to death aboard a light-rail train.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Turnout in Charlotte’s primary came close to doubling results from two years ago as voters cast ballots amid growing national attention around a fatal light-rail stabbing.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Light-rail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/light-rail. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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