monorail

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Recent Examples of monorail Disney, ultimately in Disneyland, built a mini city, with tiny cars, a monorail and vintage modes of transportation. Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026 In 1963, a monorail was suggested by a German company to rise over the famous street. Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 7 May 2026 While power was never restored to the monorail, it was eventually towed back to Disney's Transportation & Ticket Center. Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026 Over the past decade, an infrastructure spending spree has delivered a vast network of roads and bridges that’s partly eased notorious traffic jams, and added public transport options including a monorail. Tarek El-Tablawy, Bloomberg, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for monorail
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Noun
  • Gabriel Arrazola Perez, 44, was found fatally stabbed near railroad tracks on Memorial Day.
    WCCO Staff, CBS News, 23 June 2026
  • The agency said losses incurred by the trucking industry, insurance companies and railroads exceed $10 billion annually nationwide, while the average loss associated with a cargo theft is about $225,000.
    Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • Exciting infrastructure plans are afoot in Europe also, as a number of audacious underground mega tunnels are redrawing the railway map of the continent.
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 20 June 2026
  • In recent years Britain’s railways have had one of the world’s best safety records.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
Noun
  • The robot is powered by an electric battery, and designed to work either by navigating on rails or on smooth concrete floors, with minimal or no re-design of the infrastructure.
    Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • Here, the journey itself is the extravagance, turning slow, long-distance rail into something decidedly cinematic.
    John Vorwald, Robb Report, 21 June 2026
Noun
  • There was another car on the opposite side of the road with major front-end damage.
    Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • From California politics to safety concerns on Sacramento roads, here’s a quick digest of some of the top stories for June 23, 2026.
    Ruyuan Li. Summary produced by AI assistance, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2026

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“Monorail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monorail. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.

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