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underworld

[uhn-der-wurld] / ˈʌn dərˌwɜrld /


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Members of New York’s underworld were only too happy to help, and the collaboration proved a success.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

But as the Lord of Darkness, the massively built ruler of the underworld in Ridley Scott’s underappreciated fantasy, Curry embodied a paradox.

From Salon Aug. 26, 2026

Her government is trying to sever the link between popular culture and the criminal underworld, denouncing narcocorridos, songs which glorify criminals, as well as tackling crime head on.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

The post-apocalyptic, jazzy New Orleans-style “Hadestown,” written by Anaïs Mitchell, is a mythical love story that follows young lovers Orpheus and Eurydice and the rulers of the underworld, Hades and Persephone.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

Restitution or penalty they shall pay— and pay in full—or I go down forever to light the dead men in the underworld.’

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

“This latest action marks a significant escalation in the partnership between the cyber underworlds of these two nations,” Chainalysis said on its blog.

From Washington Times Sep. 18, 2023

Globally, assorted gods have patrolled assorted underworlds for millennia, with death as their gloomy guard duty.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2022

The “Uncut Gems” creators, Josh and Benny Safdie, are known for their merciless filmmaking style, made up of seedy underworlds and populated with first-time actors cast off the street.

From New York Times Nov. 27, 2019

Ancient heroes who wished to grasp the truth of things had to pass through underworlds, or dwell in caves; sometimes, like Oedipus, they could see clearly only once they had been blinded.

From The Guardian Dec. 15, 2018

The devils in the underworlds wear out      Deeds that were wicked in an age gone by.

From The Light of Asia by Sir Edwin Arnold




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