centaur

As we discussed what comes next, Hassabis turned the conversation from Go to chess—specifically, centaur chess.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

In automation theory, Doctorow writes, a centaur is “a person who is assisted by a machine.”

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026

Air pollution is also unlikely for another reason; the centaur head has been indoors in Copenhagen since before the modern industrialization began in the 18th century.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 18, 2024

In 2013, astronomers discovered a couple of rings around Chariklo, a body known as a centaur that orbits the sun between Saturn and Uranus.

From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2023

“Well done, Frank Zhang,” Leo said dryly, doing his impression of Chiron the centaur.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

Mythical hybrid beasts such as mermaids, centaurs and chimeras testify to our enduring fascination with the plasticity of biological form: the idea that natural organisms can mutate or be reconfigured.

From Scientific American ● May 31, 2023

Brown: The one to check out now is “Centaurworld,” a show about magical centaurs, voiced by a cast that includes Broadway talent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2021

Not human magic; the world of New Mushroomton, where the film is set, is filled with mythical creatures: Trolls, elves and centaurs are just some of the species that share space with one another.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 4, 2020

Some babies have two daddies and some babies have two mommies, even if those mommies happen to be centaurs or elves.

From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2020

The centaurs had come to pay their respects too.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling