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underworld

[uhn-der-wurld] / ˈʌn dərˌwɜrld /


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And Mylette Nora’s costumes artfully conjure both the underworld and the spiritual realm.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

The actor, who previously starred in Downton Abbey, also joked there was no difference between the period drama and the criminal underworld of The Gentlemen.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

The post-apocalyptic, jazzy New Orleans-style “Hadestown,” written by Anaïs Mitchell, is a mythical love story that follows young lovers Orpheus and Eurydice and the rulers of the underworld, Hades and Persephone.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

He returns home in beggar’s clothes with a plan to pay penance to the scores of souls he unjustly sent to the underworld.

From Salon Jul. 21, 2026

I feel like I have entered the underworld.

From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi

“This latest action marks a significant escalation in the partnership between the cyber underworlds of these two nations,” Chainalysis said on its blog.

From Washington Times Sep. 18, 2023

Globally, assorted gods have patrolled assorted underworlds for millennia, with death as their gloomy guard duty.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2022

The “Uncut Gems” creators, Josh and Benny Safdie, are known for their merciless filmmaking style, made up of seedy underworlds and populated with first-time actors cast off the street.

From New York Times Nov. 27, 2019

Ancient heroes who wished to grasp the truth of things had to pass through underworlds, or dwell in caves; sometimes, like Oedipus, they could see clearly only once they had been blinded.

From The Guardian Dec. 15, 2018

We, out front, all have our little underworlds in which we live sometimes while music plays and beautiful things come to our eyes.

From A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago by Ben Hecht




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