abyss

But as the Games approached, nation after nation boycotted and the event faced financial abyss.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

This whole Western Conference semifinal series against these defending champions has been a lose-lose proposition for the Lakers, who are now down 3-0 and staring into the elimination abyss in Game 4 on Monday.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2026

Under Tan, Intel has done that and is inching its way out of the abyss.

From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026

And when I think back to the time I stared into the abyss and lived long enough to understand what it meant, I know this: we can’t become a generation that looks away.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

This is a huge leap of faith, and I hope it’s not into the abyss.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

And while the play never explicitly explores its underlying theme—that music can help bridge the gaps, or the abysses, that divide people—the deft integration of story and song illuminates it naturally.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026

Parker and company don’t rush into any flaming abysses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2021

“Bad Kind of Butterflies,” with a breathy vocal that tiptoes above furtive keyboards and deep bass abysses, is well aware of Billie Eilish.

From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2019

A liberal education is most students’ last chance to plumb society’s abysses with wise guidance.

From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2019

I have only had my poor old mind and imagination—but as one can have them here; and I live partly in dark abysses and partly in high and, I think, noble elations.

From The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II by James, Henry