abyss
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But together, they sketch a country edging towards an abyss it has fallen into before and barely survived, observers warn.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
So it is worth taking a moment to stare into the abyss and think through what the world—and your investment portfolio—might look like if the strait still isn’t open by Labor Day or by Christmas.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
Elsewhere, “Navalny” filmmaker Daniel Roher also tries to look at the bright side in his latest, “The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist,” but only after gazing into the abyss.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026
And, as they stare into the abyss, one detail of the standings has made this season even worse than Tottenham could have ever imagined.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026
Trying to collect his wits and courage, Vetch spoke the Revelation-spell, watching between each slow-syllabled word for change or tremor of illusion in this strange drying and shallowing of the abyss of ocean.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Vocabulary lists containing abyss
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Grade 9, List 5
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 19–24
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