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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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.
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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
After Carmine was killed in The Batman, Gotham’s criminal underworld has a major power vacuum to fill, and both Sofia and Oz have eyes on the throne.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 12 Sep. 2024
The film, set in a fictional underworld where ghosts can linger in the mortal realm by competing to haunt humans, is produced by Taiwan’s Activator Co, Sony Pictures International Productions and several other local companies.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2024
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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
After Carmine was killed in The Batman, Gotham’s criminal underworld has a major power vacuum to fill, and both Sofia and Oz have eyes on the throne.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 12 Sep. 2024
The film, set in a fictional underworld where ghosts can linger in the mortal realm by competing to haunt humans, is produced by Taiwan’s Activator Co, Sony Pictures International Productions and several other local companies.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 2 Oct. 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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