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Recent Examples of rail
Mike Corder, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Henceforth, the literally frictionless, touchless OMNY fare system will rule the rails.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 31 Dec. 2025
Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
Independent redistricting advocates have railed against politically skewed voting districts designed to benefit one political party, describing such gerrymandering as a way to distort election outcomes by letting politicians choose their voters instead of the other way around.
—Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport canceled some 400 flights, while frozen rail points and icy roads forced travelers across the Netherlands to abandon public transportation.
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And there’s plenty of bad out there — including a news story about a faulty railing giving way and causing a woman’s death.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for rail
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People on the patio leapt from their seats and crowded the railing, holding up their phones.—
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Solplex Solar Deck Lights 16 Pack, Warm White Safely illuminate steps, gardens, railings, and more with 16 warm white LED lights.—
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If no shelter is available avoid trees, power lines, and the side of the road.—
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The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.—
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For instance, if an airline customer wants to rant about the Transportation Security Administration screening process, Qualtrics’ tech can have the digital survey explain that airline security is out of its control, and link to the TSA’s feedback page.—
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In two minutes of ranting and raving about his degenerate son’s twenty-six-thousand-dollar dinner bill, Reiner gave an indelible comedic performance destined to be quoted for years to come.—
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According to the Associated Press, more than 1,000 passengers were stranded at Schiphol Airport due to the storm, which saw extreme ice and snow also impact highways and railroads.—
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The crossing over the railroad was estimated at about $800,000, while doing the entire boardwalk up the steep trail and over the wetlands would cost about $4 million.—
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Predictably, Khomeini fulminated about Carter’s visit.—
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As for fighting the Trump pressure campaign, even politicians as ambitious as Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker are mostly left to file lawsuits — and fulminate.—
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Limited rail services resumed later in the morning but routes around Amsterdam remained largely closed because of the icy conditions, national railway company NS said on its website.—
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Once a pivotal railway stop, later the site of world-stage events, like the 1996 Olympic Games, and most recently, a filming epicenter, Conyers has blossomed into a buzzing destination, drawing visitors from across the globe.—
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In 2026 their memories are reviled by their countrymen.—
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In Latin America, few are more reviled than the vendido — the sellout.—
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“Rail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rail. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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