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beneath

[bih-neeth, -neeth] / bɪˈniθ, -ˈnið /
ADVERB
in a lower place
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As I stood on a spectacular wraparound balcony on about the 20th floor, looking out on the azure waters of Biscayne Bay beneath me, I did some rough calculations.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

He kept trying to escape, digging beneath bars, testing and pulling at them.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

The photographs were almost absurdly theatrical: silver serving pieces and candelabras, the gilt-and-cream grandeur of the White House, and, arrayed beneath it all, mountains of branded fast-food packaging.

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

A child lay beneath a blue sheet, hooked to a respirator, with a team of doctors and nurses clustered around the bed.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

Hadn’t a message once come to the Beje under a stamp, penciled in the tiny square beneath?

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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