underbelly
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Maybe you’re craving another doc that will turn itself inside-out, revealing an underbelly of broken mirrors.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 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
They agreed, Hermione a little faintly, and now Harry could see the dragon’s wide yellow underbelly rippling in the surface of the water.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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
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
House mice have solid colors, but deer mice range from gray to reddish brown, with white on their underbellies and sides of their tails.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2012
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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