underbelly

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Because people like to say things like, “If I became a right-wing influencer I’d get so rich,” and while there is some truth to that, there is this underbelly of people with really marginal influence.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

Everything points back in the direction of Angel Studios — or, really, the underbelly beneath it.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

“Fargo” found its humor in the juxtaposition between “Minnesota Nice” and the dark, criminal underbelly it explored.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 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

With a serrated knife, she clipped the fins, then turned the fish over, its underbelly facing her, and sliced it expertly from the tail to the gills.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini