creature
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The first starts with terror of the unknown and unseen but culminates in sheer pathos; the latter keeps the reader guessing: Is the creature real or merely the product of a diseased imagination?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Like Muse and Dots, Pickle agents appear customizable and cute: A promotional video showed off a purple creature with big, wide eyes named Gummy.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
"Whatever creature made these magnetofossils, we now know it was most likely capable of accurate navigation," said Professor Rich Harrison from Cambridge's Department of Earth Sciences, who co-led the research.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
The creature then attempted to get back to the water, sparking swift action from police and Department of Conservation officials to make sure it did so unharmed.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
You have been entrusted with a very special creature, Jeremy Thatcher.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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These creatures typically swim using tiny hair-like structures known as cilia, which move in coordinated patterns to propel them through water.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
Halzen's great leap was to use ice instead -- unlike liquid water, it isn't disturbed by living creatures, and its darkness is constant at great depth.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
"A lot of us do keep the keys near to the front door. We're creatures of habit," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Feathered creatures are a fascination of Ms. Davis as well, who uses prepared piano to accent birdlike sounds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
“What if there are creatures in the waters? The sphinxes said they’re afraid, and angry, and hungry—” Her face was set: she looked seventy percent jaw.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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