beast
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While he has been successful with Al-Ahli in Saudi Arabia, you cannot really compare that to working in the Premier League, which is a completely different beast.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Inside this claustrophobic wooden beast, Odysseus and his wild and bloodthirsty Greeks are crammed cheek-to-sandal so tightly that you can’t imagine how they’ll spring into action without first getting a massage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
"We're good with the heat, but the humidity is a different beast," he said as he wheeled his rental bicycle along a section of the National Mall crowded with tourists.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
Jefferson, Ms. Dierksheide and Mr. Guyatt argue, spent decades trying to imagine how the U.S. might safely release the beast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
The dogs were barking, straining at their leashes in a frenzy to get at the beast.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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Their work is a cultural bridge much like Ashitaka’s effort to bring the worlds of beasts and men together for a common cause, depicting what Miyazaki sees as one of humanism’s central conundrums.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
The bears "are in the wrong place. They are wild beasts; they are not pets for us to be able to say that we live together," the 53-year-old graphic designer said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
Instead of a budget rampaging out of control, it’s the beasts themselves, particularly Irene, a stunning creation that resembles a glop of marmalade with eyeballs bubbling up to the surface.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
The discovery helps to reveal more about how these beasts lived in a part of the world where the fossil record is sparse.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
“To the Incorrigible children, these exotic beasts must have been as strange and comical looking as a person in a clown costume would be to the average child.”
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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Spelling Practice 2, Unit 8
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