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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Driven by his instincts, Fok begins to dig deeper into the case, uncovering a labyrinthine conspiracy that threads through Hong Kong’s criminal underworld and its upper echelons of power.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
Convinced that these crimes are the work of domestic terrorists funding a violent uprising, Husk and his team plunge into the dark underworld of white supremacist extremism.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
In early 2000s New York City, a struggling filmmaker finds power and purpose in the criminal underworld of film piracy, before falling into a cat-and-mouse game with the FBI and studios hell-bent on stopping him.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
Regardless, the creative team tweaked Wick’s age since Reeves was 49 at the time of production, and most notably, Stahelski and Leitch ramped up the action, the number of casualties and the mythological component to John’s criminal underworld.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Oct. 2024
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
Convinced that these crimes are the work of domestic terrorists funding a violent uprising, Husk and his team plunge into the dark underworld of white supremacist extremism.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
In early 2000s New York City, a struggling filmmaker finds power and purpose in the criminal underworld of film piracy, before falling into a cat-and-mouse game with the FBI and studios hell-bent on stopping him.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
Regardless, the creative team tweaked Wick’s age since Reeves was 49 at the time of production, and most notably, Stahelski and Leitch ramped up the action, the number of casualties and the mythological component to John’s criminal underworld.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 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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