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beneath

[bih-neeth, -neeth] / bɪˈniθ, -ˈnið /
ADVERB
in a lower place
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A series of powerful hurricane-driven swells have surfaced forgotten remnants of Newport Beach’s infrastructure that lay buried beneath sand and water for many decades.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

Instead, the worm depends on symbiotic bacteria that live beneath its skin, which it digests as a source of nutrition.

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

This exposed the ice beneath, leaving the glaciers vulnerable to melting faster in subsequent heatwaves.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Such readings are a sign of extreme dispersion beneath the surface of the index — and the fear is this may soon boil over.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

He leaned forward, the too-small chair groaning beneath his weight.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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