Cuban sandwiches

noun

plural of Cuban sandwich
as in submarines
a large sandwich on a long split roll my favorite place to get a Cuban sandwich is in Chicago

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  1. submarines
  2. heroes
Noun
  • Soviet Juliett-class diesel-electric submarines carried four cruise missiles and had to surface to launch them.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The group also offered to pay Australian defense sector employees for information on AUKUS and sensitive technologies such as submarines and missile systems.
    — Sam Mullins, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of submarines
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  • Millennials might see the Twisted Teens as spiritual heirs to endearingly insolent post-Y2K garage heroes like Black Lips, the King Khan & BBQ Show, and the Deadly Snakes.
    — Stuart Berman, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2026
  • One of the oddest parts of public figure status is becoming friends with your childhood heroes.
    — Steve Baltin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of heroes
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