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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Farrell played Oswald Cobb under layers of prosthetics, which didn’t stop him from delivering a surprisingly heartbreaking performance as Oz ascended to the top of Gotham’s criminal underworld, at great cost.
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Kate Aurthur, Variety, 6 Jan. 2025
Jabba’s death at the hands of Princess Leia has left a power vacuum in the criminal underworld once ruled over by the powerful Hutt cartel.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
But soon, darkness descends on them as well: they are faced with the city’s criminal underworld.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
Advertisement According to a report released over the weekend by Taiwan’s National Security Bureau, Chinese agents have sought to use the Taiwanese underworld to channel funds to those with information to sell.
—Christopher Bodeen, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
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Kate Aurthur, Variety, 6 Jan. 2025
Jabba’s death at the hands of Princess Leia has left a power vacuum in the criminal underworld once ruled over by the powerful Hutt cartel.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
But soon, darkness descends on them as well: they are faced with the city’s criminal underworld.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
Advertisement According to a report released over the weekend by Taiwan’s National Security Bureau, Chinese agents have sought to use the Taiwanese underworld to channel funds to those with information to sell.
—Christopher Bodeen, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
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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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