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underwater

[uhn-der-waw-ter, -wot-er] / ˈʌn dərˈwɔ tər, -ˈwɒt ər /
ADJECTIVE
under the water's surface
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The $12.3 billion fund—a business-development company called FS KKR Capital FSK -1.00%decrease; red down pointing triangle —has been under pressure since last year, when it disclosed its largest investment was underwater.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

"David would be in South America, then Australia, showing things people had never seen… underwater life, bats, reptiles - everything."

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Once underwater, they become "houses for the fish," he said.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

The team focused on turbidites, which are layers of sediment left behind by underwater landslides that are often triggered by earthquakes.

From Science Daily • May 2, 2026

I’d have to take everything underwater with me, but I could dry them out when I got wherever I was going.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo