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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Critics, among them Virginia Giuffre, one of Epstein’s victims, have claimed Maxwell’s father held ties to the Mossad, arguing that Epstein was involved in a shadowy underworld connected to an intelligence apparatus.
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Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 22 July 2025
Pulp Fiction, about two hitmen — portrayed by Samuel L. Jackson and John Travolta — and how their exploits intersect with the lives of a cast of characters existing in the criminal underworld of Los Angeles, also stars Bruce Willis, Tim Roth, Christopher Walken and Harvey Keitel.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 20 July 2025
Trevorrow and Connelly then wrote an early draft of Deep Cover, which alters the real-life premise to feature improv actors who go undercover and climb the ranks of a criminal underworld.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2025
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🍿 Movies: John Wick is back in the spinoff film Ballerina, which stars Ana de Armas as a ballerina-turned-assassin navigating the international criminal underworld.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 6 June 2025
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Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 22 July 2025
Pulp Fiction, about two hitmen — portrayed by Samuel L. Jackson and John Travolta — and how their exploits intersect with the lives of a cast of characters existing in the criminal underworld of Los Angeles, also stars Bruce Willis, Tim Roth, Christopher Walken and Harvey Keitel.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 20 July 2025
Trevorrow and Connelly then wrote an early draft of Deep Cover, which alters the real-life premise to feature improv actors who go undercover and climb the ranks of a criminal underworld.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2025
Weekend picks Check out what NPR is watching, reading and listening to this weekend:
🍿 Movies: John Wick is back in the spinoff film Ballerina, which stars Ana de Armas as a ballerina-turned-assassin navigating the international criminal underworld.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 6 June 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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