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deep end

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We're thrown in the deep end, but that's what we're here to do.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

“A Prelude to Immortality” is best enjoyed by Churchill aficionados looking for a swim in the pool’s deep end.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

“I’m throwing him in there in the deep end of the pool,” Baffert said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

Yet, before she passes her high school threshold and dives into the brutal deep end of upper secondary education, it’s all cool.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

Gone right off the deep end years ago in her Games.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins