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tip of the iceberg

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But there is still a worry that the official case numbers are merely the tip of the iceberg – and a fear of what may lie beneath the surface.

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The IPO stressed that experts are warning the Labubu trend "is just the tip of the iceberg."

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However, police "strongly suspect" that figure "is only the tip of the iceberg".

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The Saint Etienne universe is expansive by nature, and the band’s 13 albums are only the tip of the iceberg.

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Dr Ingala Smith said the organisation was "dealing with the tip of the iceberg" as there were "many more" cases of violence that did not result in death.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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