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Noun
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Two mile-long tunnels break up the bridge sections to allow ships to pass in the bay.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026 -
There’s never been a fatality caused by a vehicle fire in the Colorado I-70 mountain tunnels.—
Bruce Finley,
Denver Post,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Feeling cool mud squish between toes, stepping on pine needles and exploring meditation caves, scent stations and dark rooms transform a routine walk into an immersive experience.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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But Key Largo is a former coral reef, with thousands of caves and crevices in which pythons take shelter, making snakes unreachable when breeding or hiding from a dog.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Hard-core adventurers can opt for the Wild Cave Tour, a four-hour exploration that takes you a mile deeper into the bowels of the caverns.—
Kristy Tolley,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Apr. 2026
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But Hezbollah is known to operate a network of underground tunnels and caverns.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Subways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subways. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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