daemon
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“I’d love to have a daemon that can blow dry my hair for me,” she said.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
Whether sinful passions or unconscious destructive urges, distracting attachments or visceral impulses, desire is the daemon that makes us act, often against our own interests and those of others.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
On Monday night, the Season 2 finale of HBO’s His Dark Material introduced new questions about Mrs. Coulter’s relationship with her daemon, and Lyra’s relationship with hers.
From Slate ● Dec. 29, 2020
At the same event, actor Scott said he and Waller-Bridge were together once more, with the UK actress voicing the Irishman's daemon.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2020
Down from the dark swooped a raven, and Lyra knew it for a witch daemon.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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