underside

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It was all a stimulating change from opera-house productions, which often lean on 18th-century elegance instead of exploring the seamy underside and corruption of the demimonde that is at the heart of the piece.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

With the game still goalless, Delap pressured Phillips into a mistake as he tried to clear and the ball looped up, struck the underside of the bar and bounced down onto the goalline.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

Max Beier almost put Dortmund ahead in the first half but his effort was deflected by Denis Vavro's last-ditch block onto the underside of the bar.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

On the underside of its cap are white gills and spores.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026

He had a hairy, tar-black mole on the underside of one nostril and a heavy rough mustache the color of poplar bark.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller