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Recent Examples of railway
The court also let federal agencies scale back their environmental reviews of projects in a case involving construction of a railway in Utah.
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Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 5 July 2025
As fireworks are poised to illuminate the night sky over crowds wearing red, white and blue this week, a record 1.6 million Tennesseans are expected to flock to interstates, airports or railways to celebrate Independence Day.
—Stuart Dyos, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
What a Landman Really Does To explain the significance of the landman’s role, Coppins pointed out Chevron’s mineral position dates back to the 19th century from a federal charter to build a trans-Pacific railway.
—David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Ukrainian state railways Ukrzaliznytsia reported that Odesa railway station was damaged during the attack, with power wires and rails damaged.
—Reuters, NBC news, 20 June 2025
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Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 5 July 2025
As fireworks are poised to illuminate the night sky over crowds wearing red, white and blue this week, a record 1.6 million Tennesseans are expected to flock to interstates, airports or railways to celebrate Independence Day.
—Stuart Dyos, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
What a Landman Really Does To explain the significance of the landman’s role, Coppins pointed out Chevron’s mineral position dates back to the 19th century from a federal charter to build a trans-Pacific railway.
—David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Ukrainian state railways Ukrzaliznytsia reported that Odesa railway station was damaged during the attack, with power wires and rails damaged.
—Reuters, NBC news, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for railway
Noun
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On the flip-side, the World Health Organization cites traffic noise such as road, rail and air traffic as the second most important cause of ill health in western Europe behind air pollution.—
Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
15 July 2025
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Torrential rains caused travel delays throughout the city, flooding subways and roads and delaying flights at JFK, Laguardia and Newark airports.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
15 July 2025
Noun
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On a bridge above the railroad tracks, a mother and daughter walk slowly toward me.—
Rebecca Chace
July 14,
Literary Hub,
14 July 2025
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That limitation began to give way in the 19th century when the railroad barons needed property to build their rail lines.—
James Burling,
Oc Register,
13 July 2025
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“Railway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/railway. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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