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underworld

[uhn-der-wurld] / ˈʌn dərˌwɜrld /


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Capp notes, "Even in London's seedy underworld, a hat felt essential."

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

Dhurandhar: The Revenge picks up from that cliffhanger, deepening a long-running Indian intelligence operation inside Karachi's criminal and political underworld.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Time France's debut edition also includes an interview with US ambassador to France Charles Kushner, a report from Ukraine's Donbas region and an investigation into the art trafficking underworld, according to its table of contents.

From Barron's • Dec. 15, 2025

The ice is still hot, as they might say in the Parisian underworld.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

Restitution or penalty they shall pay— and pay in full—or I go down forever to light the dead men in the underworld.’

From "The Odyssey" by Homer




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