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Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
28 June 2026
From record-shattering temperatures to lightning strikes, forest fires and buckling rail and road networks, Europe’s heat wave is triggering evacuations, injuries and cascading infrastructure failures.
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Kirsten Grieshaber,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
25 Mar. 2026
The obvious reaction is to rail against the guns, and rightly so.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Aug. 2025
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Noun
The disabled train was later towed to MARTA's rail yard.
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Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
28 June 2026
From record-shattering temperatures to lightning strikes, forest fires and buckling rail and road networks, Europe’s heat wave is triggering evacuations, injuries and cascading infrastructure failures.
—
Kirsten Grieshaber,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
Verb
In February, Cooper stood in the same spot at Sheriff’s Office headquarters to rail against the parole board’s decision to grant Funston’s release.
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Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
25 Mar. 2026
The obvious reaction is to rail against the guns, and rightly so.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rail
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Neusch saw a couple of the house’s fire-andys roll along the balcony, their extinguisher nozzles deployed over the railings, pumping clouds of viscous yellow retardant foam into the atrium.
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This 1889 Second Empire–style Victorian in the Gold Coast has a spacious roof terrace with a wrought-iron decorative railing, space for alfresco dining and lounging, and lake views.
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There was another car on the opposite side of the road with major front-end damage.
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From California politics to safety concerns on Sacramento roads, here’s a quick digest of some of the top stories for June 23, 2026.
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Rinderknecht allegedly ranted to passengers about Luigi Mangione, who is accused of shooting UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, capitalism and vigilantism, The Associated Press reported.
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But, for a pitcher who once famously ranted about fastball velocity, this all seems built on a pretty shaky foundation, given those wildly moving radar gun readings.
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Gabriel Arrazola Perez, 44, was found fatally stabbed near railroad tracks on Memorial Day.
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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.
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Some neighbors fulminated against the university, arguing that the extra events would bring more noise and traffic, and that the property tax-exempt institution would not pay its fair share.
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Predictably, Khomeini fulminated about Carter’s visit.
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Exciting infrastructure plans are afoot in Europe also, as a number of audacious underground mega tunnels are redrawing the railway map of the continent.
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In recent years Britain’s railways have had one of the world’s best safety records.
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They were both reviled and imitated, but always watched as a pop cultural spectacle.
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And he was so reviled by the Hollywood establishment that none other than Frank Sinatra hand-delivered a letter calling for his ouster.
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“Rail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rail. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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