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Recent Examples of subway
Four men hijack a subway and demand a million-dollar ransom, setting off a chain of events that touches every stratum of city life.
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Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
And at least on my subway car, multiple people went through a list of their favorite moments from the game.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
Investigators recovered security footage of additional suspects involved in the shooting entering a nearby subway station.
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Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2026
Guests range from ordinary commuters to figures like Cate Blanchett and Julian Casablancas, all subject to the same fluorescent lighting and ambient subway screech.
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Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
And at least on my subway car, multiple people went through a list of their favorite moments from the game.
—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
Investigators recovered security footage of additional suspects involved in the shooting entering a nearby subway station.
—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2026
Guests range from ordinary commuters to figures like Cate Blanchett and Julian Casablancas, all subject to the same fluorescent lighting and ambient subway screech.
—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subway
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The financial investment into the restaurant has sunk Jimmy’s bank account, but Ebra’s franchise projections give him reason to hope there’s light at the end of this dark, clogged tunnel.
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Mud tunnels, or shelter tubes, about the width of a straw, on the foundation, floor joists, and other parts of the house are signs of a colony.
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Over the past few years, the gallery and exhibition platform has staged in-situ showcases in notable 20th-century artist and architect homes around New York and in the Hamptons, including at late textile designer Jack Lenor Larsen’s LongHouse Reserve.
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Rather, our solar system is a celestial shooting gallery, chock-full of flying projectiles—not just meteoroids but larger bodies, such as comets, asteroids, and other cosmic detritus—and Earth is right in the firing line.
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Now, visitors to Peleliu can explore the island’s cave systems and see tanks, cannons and other objects left in situ.
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And who can forget the frightening ice cave robot named Box, perfectly portrayed by Roscoe Lee Brown inside a shiny android suit?
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“Subway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subway. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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