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underworld

[uhn-der-wurld] / ˈʌn dərˌwɜrld /


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But there is a serious hurdle: U.S. prosecutors have viewed López Serrano as too valuable a source on the Mexican underworld to ship him back south, according to Mexico’s former Atty.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

Time France's debut edition also includes an interview with US ambassador to France Charles Kushner, a report from Ukraine's Donbas region and an investigation into the art trafficking underworld, according to its table of contents.

From Barron's • Dec. 15, 2025

There may be no better time for a schemer like Ashur to be resurrected from the underworld.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2025

Two nights later, prosecutors say, Jones was dishing about his friend to the gambling underworld.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

While Hermod was in the underworld, Odin had had a son to replace Balder; this son, named Vali, was the son of Odin and the goddess Rind.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman




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