abyss
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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
But together, they sketch a country edging towards an abyss it has fallen into before and barely survived, observers warn.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
"There is no such situation; instead, what we realise is that the country is going further into an abyss."
From Barron's • Apr. 4, 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
Mark rolled onto his stomach and inched his body over the lip of the opening, lowering his feet into the abyss while he held on to the edge.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
Vocabulary lists containing abyss
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Grade 9, List 5
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 19–24
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