the underground

noun

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

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Further, the company says that the underground placement adds an extra layer of safety and eliminates the need for massive above-ground structures to contain and cool the reactor. Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 5 Dec. 2025 After winning the bid for the premises, in tandem with Les Films du Losange, a film production and distribution company that is taking over the underground cinema, wheels moved fast with a three-month overhaul and the organization of its 60-person team that includes kitchen staff from Italy. Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 5 Dec. 2025 Their takeaway is that the underground dynamics of a barrier island like Sunny Isles and the underlying limestone of South Florida, particularly under the pressure of massive buildings, are complex, poorly understood and largely unresearched. Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 1 Dec. 2025 Will uses this newfound ability to track Hopper's movements in the underground tunnels. Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Nov. 2025 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 13 Dec. 2025.

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