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demon

[dee-muhn] / ˈdi mən /


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But to put the healthcare demon in context: According to federal government data, average annual healthcare costs for those over 65 are currently less than $8,000 a year per person.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

The Los Alamos team's quantum "demon" uses information about a quantum system's state and measurement results to produce similarly unusual behavior, effectively reversing the system's natural arrow of time.

From Science Daily Jul. 3, 2026

If a person in the diocese comes to fear that they or their loved one has been bodily possessed by a demon, the diocese launches an investigation involving medical, psychological, and psychiatric testing.

From Slate Jun. 8, 2026

Getting back home, though, I’ll need to face the demon again.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 12, 2026

His scent would wash away, and neither the stranger wolves nor the demon would smell him.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

The difference this fortnight is that she’s playing on her own terms instead of letting her past demons on the surface interfere.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Bowling an immaculate line and using the demons in the pitch, Archer unnerved Devon Conway with a blow to the helmet and, four balls later, had the left-hander fend to second slip.

From BBC Jun. 27, 2026

He’s also been talking up his belief in demons and drawing attention to how he pushed his wife out of her job as a high-powered lawyer so she could have a fourth baby instead.

From Salon Jun. 26, 2026

The litany hails him as the renowned offspring of David, who handed Christ a king’s lineage and a contested throne, and calls him the terror of demons and the model of artisans.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

They are yelling and writhing as if they are fighting invisible demons.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone




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