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Recent Examples of railways
The floods have also left 11 people missing, inundated more than 116,000 houses and 5,000 hectares of crops, and damaged roads and railways, cutting off traffic and power in several areas, the government’s disaster agency said in a report.
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Reuters, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
Advertisement While Beijing is laser focused on ports, pipelines, and railways, the type of capacity-building engagement long characterized by USAID isn’t part of their strategy.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
Currently under construction, Malaysia’s East Coast Rail Link is expected to highly enhance regional connectedness by bridging the distance between key cities and linking up existing railways along the corridor, which includes the 10-mile Genting Tunnel.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 28 Oct. 2025
The alleged attacks have included blazes at a shopping mall in Poland and an Ikea store in Lithuania, cyberattacks on Czech railways, and the vandalism of Jewish buildings in France.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Difficult path to building urban railways However, other types of obstacles presented themselves.
—Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
The campaign will be complemented by a series of store pop-ups designed as an homage to British railways and house founder Thomas Burberry.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
Unlike the bus, trolley and railways systems, the city owned the El, short for elevated, line and subway.
—Menika Dirkson, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
See Model Trains If your interests lean toward railways and miniatures, Hendersonville has the place for you.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
Reuters, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
Advertisement While Beijing is laser focused on ports, pipelines, and railways, the type of capacity-building engagement long characterized by USAID isn’t part of their strategy.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
Currently under construction, Malaysia’s East Coast Rail Link is expected to highly enhance regional connectedness by bridging the distance between key cities and linking up existing railways along the corridor, which includes the 10-mile Genting Tunnel.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 28 Oct. 2025
The alleged attacks have included blazes at a shopping mall in Poland and an Ikea store in Lithuania, cyberattacks on Czech railways, and the vandalism of Jewish buildings in France.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Difficult path to building urban railways However, other types of obstacles presented themselves.
—Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
The campaign will be complemented by a series of store pop-ups designed as an homage to British railways and house founder Thomas Burberry.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
Unlike the bus, trolley and railways systems, the city owned the El, short for elevated, line and subway.
—Menika Dirkson, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
See Model Trains If your interests lean toward railways and miniatures, Hendersonville has the place for you.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for railways
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Three people were killed and one injured in three vehicle crashes on Arkansas roads on Wednesday and Friday, according to preliminary police reports.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Oct. 2025
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The combination of snow and strong winds is expected to reduce visibility, create slick and icy roads—particularly on bridges and overpasses—and potentially down trees or branches.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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At the time, the STB ended up approving that $31 billion takeover largely due to the small size of KCS, with the merging companies remaining the smallest of the Class I North American railroads.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Oct. 2025
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Such fusion dishes reflect the country’s large Chinese population, a migration that began in the 19th century, when Chinese workers came to Peru to build the railroads.—
Ryan Knighton,
AFAR Media,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Railways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/railways. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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