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creature

[kree-cher] / ˈkri tʃər /


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When Henderson walked into the shed that day, a weird, white, papier-mâché creature on the shelf caught his eye.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Recycle: Our car’s Prestige package bundled much of the upgraded creature comforts, including nappa-leather upholstered sport seats; a Bang & Olufsen 3-D sound system; and panoramic roof glass with variable light control.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Described in a study published in Nature, the crow-sized creature provides evidence that early bird evolution was much more complex than scientists once believed.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

This is the moment the planet's second largest living creature opens its giant jaws and swallows thousands of gallons of water during feeding.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

His heart lurched as if another creature had come at him.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

At the center of this object used for protection and to treat ailments, the child god stands atop a pair of crocodiles and grasps scorpions and snakes, guarding us against these threatening creatures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Indeed the word zombie, which previously carried Caribbean connotations, is never even spoken by Romero’s characters; the creatures are referred to as flesh-eating ghouls instead.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Laboratory observations also provided clues about what these elusive creatures eat.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

The Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, home to about 12,000 sea creatures, is caring this summer for an additional 500 animals seized from wildlife traffickers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

The yellow-eyed creatures slowly surround the force field, still shrouded in darkness.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer


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