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abyss

[uh-bis] / əˈbɪs /
NOUN
something very deep, usually a feature of land
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Someone seems nervous, and it’s our assumption that alien colonies do live underwater and that James Cameron’s The Abyss was a documentary.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

The first, Epitaphs From the Abyss, coming in July, will be horror focused; Cruel Universe, the second, arrives in August and will tell science fiction stories.

From New York Times • Feb. 19, 2024

In 2021 Below the Edge of Darkness and The Brilliant Abyss, by biologists Edith Widder and Helen Scales, respectively, covered similar territory.

From Scientific American • Jun. 20, 2023

The director, whose other credits include Terminator, Titanic and The Abyss, has admitted that his plans will be dictated by the films' profitability.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2022

Abyss in her gut, desert in her throat—Marie-Laure takes one of the cans of food from her coat.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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