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abyss

[uh-bis] / əˈbɪs /
NOUN
something very deep, usually a feature of land
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Under Tan, Intel has done that and is inching its way out of the abyss.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 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

But instead of getting devoured by the abyss, he says over Zoom, he honed in on making something “unknown.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

To save music and its transporting magic from the abyss of forgetting, and to keep our sweetest musical memories from slipping away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

There is a tale told in the East Reach of a boat that ran aground, days out from any shore, over the abyss of ocean.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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