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beast

[beest] / bist /


NOUN
coarse, crude, or cruel person
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It wasn’t his first encounter with a beast that has become the Heartland’s most vicious invader.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

To understand the fascination, two sociologists spoke to more than 160 "Bigfooters" who are serious about collecting evidence that the beast is real.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

“I was a different kind of beast, man,” Stoudemire says in the documentary.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

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

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Juanita kept calling, but no matter how loud she called, the beast just kept cantering along, ignoring her.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall