elf
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Entertainment groups representing big-ticket artists like BTS are suing the sellers of counterfeit merchandise ranging from an Ozzy Osbourne Christmas elf to $30 Lady Gaga candles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
As the sun went down and a phone notification warned of more rain, the women, donning elf aprons and Santa hats, scrambled to move the boxes under cover.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 25, 2025
“We’re in an elf rally, but we’re on our way to a Santa Claus rally,” said Chris Hyzy of Bank of America Private Bank during an interview Wednesday with CNBC.
From Barron's ● Dec. 4, 2025
A family member sent me an image of a baby dressed in an elf outfit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2025
“I know that you are...trying,” said the elf.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
Some of my favorite comics are also experts on elves and superheroes.
From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2026
The other DHS clip is a montage of Yuletide cheer — Santa, elves, stockings, dancing — over a sped-up electro-trash remake of Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025
The family only realised there had been a mix-up when he appeared with classmates dressed as elves, Jade said.
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2025
Brownies at that time was a strange organization in which the girls were divided into groups named after different kinds of fairies—pixies, elves and gnomes were the groups in our outfit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2025
He told the senior forester, who roared with laughter, then asked him if he had seen any elves skipping around toadstools too?
From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
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Essential Three-Letter Words, Part 4
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