abyss
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"But it gave way and he slipped into the abyss along with it. Unfortunately, he fell down the ravine," Velasquez added.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
This whole Western Conference semifinal series against these defending champions has been a lose-lose proposition for the Lakers, who are now down 3-0 and staring into the elimination abyss in Game 4 on Monday.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
Under Tan, Intel has done that and is inching its way out of the abyss.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
Elsewhere, “Navalny” filmmaker Daniel Roher also tries to look at the bright side in his latest, “The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist,” but only after gazing into the abyss.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026
Floating in the abyss, maybe three hundred feet below, was a doorway of black marble, leading into some sort of large room.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
Vocabulary lists containing abyss
Night
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Grade 9, List 5
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 19–24
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