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as in railings
a protective barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and its supports
the stairs are icy, so hold onto the rail
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The Capitol Police have stepped up security for the event, closing roads and increasing patrols around the Capitol grounds.—
Kate Selig,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2025 -
Crews are working to clear snow and ice from roads after blizzard conditions Sunday brought 8-12 inches of snow in various parts of the metro, according to the National Weather Service in Kansas City.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
6 Jan. 2025
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Those bleak years devastated the American rail industry, as revenue fell by 50 percent from 1928 to 1933, and a third of the country’s railroads went into bankruptcy.—
Patrick Sauer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Dec. 2024
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When shipping by sea was made obsolete by introducing faster and more efficient transportation methods, first with steamboats and later with railroads, distillers in Kentucky started aging barrels in warehouses next to the distillery to replicate the maturation at sea.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
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During his tenure, the Federal Railroad Administration audited the railways in the wake of two fatal accidents in 2021 and 2022.—
Zach Everson,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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Another advantage is that trains and railways are built to handle heavy loads that would be too much for trucks.—
Judith Kohler,
The Denver Post,
15 Dec. 2024
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“Rails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rails. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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