underworld
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On another program, when Colombia’s most seasoned female television anchor asked him to explain how he could morally defend certain underworld figures, he shot back: “Not everything that is immoral or unethical is illegal.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Capp notes, "Even in London's seedy underworld, a hat felt essential."
From Science Daily • May 7, 2026
Dhurandhar: The Revenge picks up from that cliffhanger, deepening a long-running Indian intelligence operation inside Karachi's criminal and political underworld.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
Yet before she can truly represent both the queen of the underworld and goddess of spring, Moreno must first survive the gauntlet that is the New York winter.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
He was the third brother among the Olympians, who drew for his share the underworld and the rule over the dead.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
Vocabulary lists containing underworld
Reading: Literature - Mythology - Introductory
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Reading: Literature - Mythology - Middle School
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Ancient Greece: Mythology and Literature - Middle School
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