deep down
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The next revolution in physics may not take us faster than light — but it could reveal that time, deep down in the microscopic world and in a bouncing universe, flows both ways.
From Science Daily ● May 22, 2026
Maybe it was the underbelly of all of the bravado and power-seeking—some desire to counter all the validation with the humiliation of knowing that, deep down, he’s just a revolting little worm.
From Slate ● Apr. 15, 2026
Assuming we are not religious—the author’s necessary caveat—then “we have ourselves put the authorities deep down inside us there.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
You don’t jeopardize everything unless there’s some part of you, deep down, that needs someone else to help you carry the darkest parts of your soul.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2026
As darkness began its rapid descent, I took my chance when they thought I was disentangling nets deep down, and struck out underwater, away from the boat.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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