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
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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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