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beast

[beest] / bist /


NOUN
coarse, crude, or cruel person
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Spectators sat transfixed in Courtroom One of the Ronald V. Dellums federal courthouse as witnesses painted a world of robots that can solve Rubik’s Cubes, eye-popping fortunes and worries over possibly unleashing a doomsday beast.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

"It was a challenging beast to contain as it outsmarted us when trying to contain it into a smaller space to capture it," said Craig.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

“I’m using the beast to beat the beast,” said Baker, who lives close to where a data center is planned in Mt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Stagflation set in, and the Nixon, Ford and Carter administrations all flailed helplessly at the beast.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Getting close enough to reach a sample, however, meant reaching into the mouth of the beast.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone




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