deep down
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The next revolution in physics may not take us faster than light — but it could reveal that time, deep down in the microscopic world and in a bouncing universe, flows both ways.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
"It was very late at night and I was very deep down the mountain," she said.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Maybe it was the underbelly of all of the bravado and power-seeking—some desire to counter all the validation with the humiliation of knowing that, deep down, he’s just a revolting little worm.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026
And there are the storage wars that rage within ourselves, between our practical and our sentimental sides, over the cost of storing things that deep down we know we will never need.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Vonetta was hurt by our rejection but deep down she knew Cecile wouldn’t like that “Mom” stuff.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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