underbelly
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The internet’s dark underbelly was always there, lurking slightly out of frame behind the firewall.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026
Across the globe, military bases are being targeted as a soft underbelly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
With all the talk of Roth IRAs and loans and promises, it’s too easy to overlook turning this deal over and looking at the underbelly.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
That wicket exposed the tender underbelly of Essex's batting and revived fears of a battle against relegation in the run-in to the Division One season.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
He saw the flaming blue thrusters of a Berg and its metal underbelly coming down from the sky above.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
Oseguera González’s counsel responded by telling jurors they should be skeptical of key witnesses “who have made that deal with the government” — an arrangement that he called “one of the underbellies of criminal justice.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2024
In this cool forest damp is nurtured a fairyland of fungi, aglow in the dank underbellies of logs, nooks and crooks of branches.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 14, 2022
With creamy white underbellies and an unmistakable crown of shaggy feathers, a Philippine eagle makes a regal impression.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 28, 2021
But its high-profile status and historical willingness to turn a blind eye to the sources of its funding offers a vivid example of these deals’ underbellies.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 16, 2018
Thunder grumbled over the ocean and lightning lit the underbellies of the clouds, flashing from sea to sky and back again.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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