Phrase guide
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noun
Death, or a place or period where death is impending.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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noun
A place of great danger.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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noun
The phase of a startup business beginning with the entrepreneur's fulltime commitment to it and ending when the business has achieved sustainable cash flow.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Topics: business
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History
Likely derived from the Old Testament, Psalm 23: valley of the shadow of death.
