beast

Example Sentences

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

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

“It’s only the policies of prohibition… that make this beast churn, decade after decade, and it only gets bigger and more powerful.”

From Salon • Mar. 12, 2026

Oftentimes their input is biased in some way by those that feed the AI beast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

In the past, they were considered a royal beast and Roman emperors often had them imported from North Africa.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

McNamara’s study was a beast, weighing in at forty-seven volumes in thick three-ring binders.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin