sprite
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He told us tales of big brinjals, bright pumpkin flowers, sprite okra that grew in the farmland in what’s now Bangladesh, where he grew up.
From Salon ● May 9, 2026
Local drag artist Adam Carver, also known as Fatt Butcher, plays the quick-witted sprite Puck, and admitted that they brought some of their drag persona to the role.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
Pee-wee is a sprite, a creature of myth, like Pan — immune to time or decay or serious illness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2023
When Messi and team arrived, the sprite with all the ingenuity had scored six goals in World Cups yet none in any knockout rounds.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 17, 2022
The sprite immediately collapsed on the mat, her entire frame quivering violently.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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Her near life-size ceramic figures of animals, sprites and fairy-tale heroines in moments of frozen intimacy are prickly and emotional in a way that’s hard to get over.
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
Scientists can also use the crowdsourced power of everyday people looking at the sky to better understand other known-but-rare atmospheric phenomena, of which there are plenty, such as red sprites and hole-punch clouds.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 15, 2022
But the developers weren’t as limited when it came to how much they could put on screen and weren’t forced to do things like reuse animations or character sprites in the interest of saving memory.
From The Verge ● Jun. 18, 2022
It is a delightfully weird film, with dust sprites and forest creatures and something called a Cat Bus.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 13, 2022
I run toward the sound, heart in my mouth, only to find Vivi in her room, chasing a cloud of sprites.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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