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Recent Examples of railway
Italian officials are also investigating the sabotage of multiple high-speed railway lines on the first day of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in February.
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ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
Brasília was built from scratch, in the middle of nowhere, in the hostile climate of the Cerrado—a savanna-like biome—hundreds of miles from any highway, railway, or airport.
—Sophia La Banca, JSTOR Daily, 11 Mar. 2026
In addition, Xanterra Travel Collection, the railway operator, has announced a new onboard program designed to enhance the historic journey to and from the Grand Canyon.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2026
With its population still spread out across the country, living in small villages, often working on farms and without a railway infrastructure comparable to that in England, France became the worldwide centre of bicycle manufacturing.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
Brasília was built from scratch, in the middle of nowhere, in the hostile climate of the Cerrado—a savanna-like biome—hundreds of miles from any highway, railway, or airport.
—Sophia La Banca, JSTOR Daily, 11 Mar. 2026
In addition, Xanterra Travel Collection, the railway operator, has announced a new onboard program designed to enhance the historic journey to and from the Grand Canyon.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2026
With its population still spread out across the country, living in small villages, often working on farms and without a railway infrastructure comparable to that in England, France became the worldwide centre of bicycle manufacturing.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for railway
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The Chancellor Gordon Brown reacted by cutting duty on ultra-low sulphur petrol, freezing duty on other grades of motor fuel, putting more vehicles into the lowest vehicle excise duty band — a tax cut for most lorries — and taxing foreign truckers using British roads.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2026
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The road is closed from exit 1A to I-35 North in Overland Park.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
17 Mar. 2026
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Relieving Haslet traffic The Haslet Parkway connection between the city and Intermodal Parkway was partially finished in 2023, but has been put on pause to determine what should be done to cross the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad tracks parallel to Blue Mound Road.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Mar. 2026
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What makes the project challenging is the line goes underneath railroad tracks.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Railway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/railway. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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