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
"You're just sort of thrown into the deep end or you start off small and then it gets sort of more and more demanding."
From BBC • Mar. 31, 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
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
He placed two chairs on the flagstone patio by the deep end of the pool.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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