as in underworlds
a social sphere that exists outside of the mainstream
a documentary examining the demimonde of organized crime
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underworlds
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For Aronofsky, the city’s ethnic blend has no special claim on virtue; there seem to be as many criminal underworlds as there are demographic groups.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Demimondes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demimondes. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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