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beneath

[bih-neeth, -neeth] / bɪˈniθ, -ˈnið /
ADVERB
in a lower place
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The tortuous effort to build that cable is the subject of James Tabor’s “Lightning Beneath the Sea: The Race to Wire the World and the Dawn of the Information Age.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Beneath the trees, roots and microscopic organisms steadily release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere as they break down organic material and fuel plant growth.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

Beneath the legal and political arguments, however, runs a more emotional response - one tied to memory and loss in a city that is constantly changing.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Beneath the pomp and bonhomie there are significant differences in what the two sides want to get out of the summit and how they perceive the U.S.-China relationship writ large.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Beneath that headline was a hand-drawn picture of a vacuum cleaner, rendered in color.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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