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monorails

noun

plural of monorail

as in railroads

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When that bubble burst in the Panic of 1893, a third of railroads went bust, more than 500 banks failed, and the economy plunged into a four-year depression.

— Ming Lu, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Blacks in the South were routinely imprisoned on petty or trumped-up charges, then leased out to landowners, mining companies, railroads and factories as unpaid labor.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of railroads

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Many voters thank him for pulling Serbia from economic obscurity and orchestrating a period of sustained modernisation including new highways, railways, schools and hospitals.

— Reuters, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2026
Flood warnings are also in place, while airports, ferries, railways and roads have seen disruptions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of railways

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Kyiv has accused Russian forces of mining nearby roads and using the remaining residents as human shields to prevent Ukraine’s army from conducting offensive operations in the town.

— Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026
Response teams are battling armed conflict, poor roads and violence from residents fueled by mistrust and misinformation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of roads

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Now there are rails suspended from the ceiling and an honest-to-goodness cash register in the front, with dressing rooms and more standing racks in the back half of the space, totaling 940 square feet.

— Max Berlinger, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
Unbounder can also install roof rails for further cargo-hauling capability.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026

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