the underground

noun

: a group of people who secretly work to oppose or overthrow a government

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Prosecutors alleged that Coronel Aispuro worked with Guzmán’s adult sons to organize the construction of the underground tunnel through which Guzmán escaped, per CBS News. Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026 In a footnote to his dissent, Roberts wrote that the underground work on the project – which lower courts had allowed to proceed – addressed the government’s security concerns. Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 And these nights spent in the underground have simply become very frequent. Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026 Hot rock stores heat pressure The joint study will examine how the underground resource can be connected to a surface power system. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the underground

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“The underground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20underground. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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