underworld
noun
un·der·world
ˈən-dər-ˌwərld 
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a magazine article taking an insightful look at the underworld inhabited by street people
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As the title indicates, the story centers around Hit-Monkey (Fred Tatasciore), a snow monkey intent on taking out the Tokyo underworld with the help of his mentor, Bryce Fowler (Jason Sudeikis).
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Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
That leads them into a vast, interconnected conspiracy linking the murky London underworld to a looming geopolitical crisis.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
These communities say that dogs are the ones who accompany souls on their way to eternal rest, which is reached after traveling through the nine underworlds.
—Paula Soria, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2024
The crime thriller Caught Stealing follows Hank Thompson, a former baseball player who becomes enmeshed in the seedy underworld of 1990s New York.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 27 Sep. 2024
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Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
That leads them into a vast, interconnected conspiracy linking the murky London underworld to a looming geopolitical crisis.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
These communities say that dogs are the ones who accompany souls on their way to eternal rest, which is reached after traveling through the nine underworlds.
—Paula Soria, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2024
The crime thriller Caught Stealing follows Hank Thompson, a former baseball player who becomes enmeshed in the seedy underworld of 1990s New York.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 27 Sep. 2024
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underworld
noun
un·der·world
ˈən-dər-ˌwərld
1
: the place of the souls of the dead
2
: the side of the earth opposite to one
3
: the world of organized crime
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