deep down
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The next revolution in physics may not take us faster than light — but it could reveal that time, deep down in the microscopic world and in a bouncing universe, flows both ways.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
"It was very late at night and I was very deep down the mountain," she said.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Last week, I wrote about a storage space I held on to for more than 30 years, spending $100,000 to keep items I knew, deep down, I’d never really need.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Maybe it was the underbelly of all of the bravado and power-seeking—some desire to counter all the validation with the humiliation of knowing that, deep down, he’s just a revolting little worm.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026
She’s my biggest booster, but in the end, who knows how she really feels deep down?
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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