the underground

noun

: a group of people who secretly work to oppose or overthrow a government

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Once the underground construction is finished, the Huayanli complex will be carefully returned to its original spot, fully restored and preserved, now sitting atop a modern underground facility. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 June 2025 Fordo had two main ventilation routes into the underground facility -- and officials carefully studied these entry points as a way to target the site. Arkansas Online, 27 June 2025 If the underground plant at Fordo didn’t collapse, but only had its entrances blocked by the bombardment of the bunker buster bombs dropped by B-2s, Fordo remains a target. New York Daily News, Twin Cities, 26 June 2025 So far, the degree of damage inside the underground facilities of Fordow and Natanz can’t be determined with certainty. David Bressan, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for the underground

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“The underground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20underground. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.

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